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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Petraitis (Professor of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9780199569342ISBN 10: 0199569347 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 25 April 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsa very accomplished text, providing a concise overview of a complex subject with admirable clarity. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anybody working in the field of environmental management or conservation. * Christopher P Cesar, African Journal of Range & Forage Science * Less frequently than the occurrence of a blue moon, a monograph comes along that not only crystallizes an entire field of research but also is such a good read that once one picks it up, s/he won't put it down until every page has been absorbed. Peter Petraitis' Multiple stable states in natural ecosystems is just such a book. * Aaron M. Ellison, Ecology * Less frequently than the occurrence of a blue moon, a monograph comes along that not only crystallizes an entire field of research but also is such a good read that once one picks it up, s/he won't put it down until every page has been absorbed. Peter Petraitis' Multiple stable states in natural ecosystems is just such a book. Aaron M. Ellison, Ecology Author InformationPeter Petraitis is a Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania and an ecologist known for his work in rocky intertidal shores in Maine where he has been working since 1981. He also works in Mongolia studying the impacts of climate change and nomadic herding on steppe grasslands in Lake Hövsgöl National Park. Professor Petraitis received his Ph.D. in ecology from Stony Brook University in 1979 and was a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution before joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |