Why does the world stay green? : nutrition and survival of plant-eaters /
Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesnt it happen, and why doe...
| Основен автор: | White, T. C. R. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub.,
℗♭2005.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=147229 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Why does the world stay green?. |
| Резюме: |
Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesnt it happen, and why does the world stay green? The concept explored in this book contends that animals are not controlled through predation but because plants have outwitted them, they cannot obtain enough of the food they must have to reproduce and grow. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 120 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
064309315X 9780643093157 1283154676 9781283154673 |