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OverviewOffering essential environmental wisdom for the twenty-first century, this lively, compact book explains more than sixty basic ecological concepts in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. From Air and Biodiversity to Restoration and Zoos, Ecology: A Pocket Guide forms a dynamic web of ideas that can be entered at any point or read straight through. An accessible, informative guide to achieving ecoliteracy, it tells the story of the amazing interconnectivity of life on Earth and along the way provides the ecological understanding necessary for fighting environmental degradation. This new edition has been updated throughout and features five new essays on the topics of biotechnology, global warming, migration, smell, and tourism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ernest CallenbachPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 11.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 18.40cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9780520257191ISBN 10: 0520257197 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 03 September 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAn environmental science program would do well to put this volume into the hands of each student and teacher. Nsta Recommends 20081117 Each entry is a small gem... Callenbach's short essays are enjoyable and thought-provoking reading. Science Scope 20090101 Enjoyable and thought-provoking. -- Cary Seidman Science Teacher 20090301 Lively compact book... A dynamic web of ideas that can be entered at any point or read straight through. -- Claire Yezbak Fadden Life After 50 20090401 An environmental science program would do well to put this volume into the hands of each student and teacher. --Nsta Recommends Each entry is a small gem... Callenbach's short essays are enjoyable and thought-provoking reading. --Science Scope Enjoyable and thought-provoking. --Science Teacher Lively compact book... A dynamic web of ideas that can be entered at any point or read straight through. --Life After 50 Author InformationErnest Callenbach is the author of Ecotopia, an environmental classic that has sold nearly a million copies, Bring Back the Buffalo! A Sustainable Future for America's Great Plains (UC Press), and Ecotopia Emerging, among other books. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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