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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
January 15, 2009
Pages
339
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780199211470
ISBN-10
0199211477
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$63.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in the book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although theoretical and experimental aspects as well as conservation and desertification are also considered
Deserts are defined by their arid conditions; a consequence of this aridity is that most of the area occupied by desert is barren and monotonous, leading many people to regard it as wasteland. However, deserts are widespread and represent surprisingly biodiverse environments, although it is the relative simplicity of these ecosystems that makes them more tractable for study than more complex environments. In these resource-poor locations, natural selection is working at its most extreme and provides some of the best-known examples of Darwinian selection.
The Biology of Deserts includes a wide range of ecological and evolutionary issues including morphological and physiological adaptations of desert plants and animals, species interactions, the importance of predation and parasitism, food webs, biodiversity and conservation. It features a balance of plant and animal (both invertebrate and vertebrate) examples, and also emphasizes topical applied issues such as desertification and invasive species. The book concludes by considering the positive aspects of desert conservation.
Each of the books in the Oxford Biology of Habitats Series introduces a different habitat, and gives an integrated overview of the design, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of the organisms found there. The practical aspects of working within each habitat, the sorts of studies that are possible, and habitat biodiversity and conservation status are all explored.
Deserts are defined by their arid conditions; a consequence of this aridity is that most of the area occupied by desert is barren and monotonous, leading many people to regard it as wasteland. However, deserts are widespread and represent surprisingly biodiverse environments, although it is the relative simplicity of these ecosystems that makes them more tractable for study than more complex environments. In these resource-poor locations, natural selection is working at its most extreme and provides some of the best-known examples of Darwinian selection.
The Biology of Deserts includes a wide range of ecological and evolutionary issues including morphological and physiological adaptations of desert plants and animals, species interactions, the importance of predation and parasitism, food webs, biodiversity and conservation. It features a balance of plant and animal (both invertebrate and vertebrate) examples, and also emphasizes topical applied issues such as desertification and invasive species. The book concludes by considering the positive aspects of desert conservation.
Each of the books in the Oxford Biology of Habitats Series introduces a different habitat, and gives an integrated overview of the design, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of the organisms found there. The practical aspects of working within each habitat, the sorts of studies that are possible, and habitat biodiversity and conservation status are all explored.
Editions
Hardcover
2 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (August 16, 2016)
9780198732754 | details & prices | 416 pages | List price $135.00
from Oxford Univ Pr (January 15, 2009)
9780199211463 | details & prices | 339 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $135.00
Paperback
2 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (August 16, 2016)
9780198732761 | details & prices | 416 pages | List price $59.95
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from Oxford Univ Pr (January 15, 2009)
9780199211470 | details & prices | 339 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $63.00
About: This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus.
About: This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus.
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