The biology of deserts /
This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered. - ;T...
| Основен автор: | Ward, David, 1961 June 15- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Biology of habitats.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=267529 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Biology of deserts. |
Съдържание:
- PREFACE; CONTENTS; 1 Introduction; 2 Abiotic factors; 3 Morphological and physiological adaptations of desert plants to the abiotic environment; 4 Morphological, physiological, and behavioural adaptations of desert animals to the abiotic environment; 5 The role of competition and facilitation in structuring desert communities; 6 The importance of predation and parasitism; 7 Plant-animal interactions in deserts; 8 Desert food webs and ecosystem ecology; 9 Biodiversity and biogeography of deserts; 10 Human impacts and desertification; 11 Conservation of deserts; REFERENCES; INDEX.