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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: D. Dudley Williams (University of Toronto at Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.691kg ISBN: 9780198528128ISBN 10: 0198528124 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 December 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback 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 ContentsPreface 1: Introduction 2: The physical environment 3: Influential environmental factors 4: The biota 5: Population dynamics 6: Community dynamics 7: Other temporary water habitats 8: Applied aspects of temporary waters 9: Habitats for vectors of disease 10: Importance and stewardship of temporary waters References IndexReviews"This well-illustrated book collates and synthesies the diverse global literature on pure and applied aspects of temporary water habitats and their biota. The author definitely has a global focus...The book is surely in its scope and thoroughly referenced. Basic and Applied Ecology '...this work presents an informative overview of ephemeral aquatic ecosystems, and is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate courses or graduate seminars.' Choice, July 2007 ""In this well-produced and carefully illustrated work, Williams consistently outlines the many gaps in our knowledge that will likely provide starting points for many theses richly detailed thoroughly referenced encyclopaedic in its scope suitable for practicing biologists, postgraduate students, and upper-level undergraduates."" - J.S. Richardson, The Quarterly Review of Biology A pioneering authority in the field, he has collated and synthesized a growing body of literature on the biology of temporary waters that represent a fascinating habitat for ecological and limnological research, incorporating a strong conservation component. Dudley Williams brilliantly compresses a huge, complex, perhaps unwieldy and occasionally unclear body of data into a surprisingly accessible account. The book is outstandingly successful and will soon be hailed as a most accessible text for graduate students and researchers.Current Engineering Practice. Appropriately priced and will be suitable for practising biologists...The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol.822, pp168 ...thorough and extremely well referenced... Biologist This well illustrated and fascinating book documents the life found in every possible sort of temporary water the authors enthusiasm for these is infectious and he will surely re-kindle interest in these habitats, for they illustrate many ecological principles this book draws together what is generally a very dispersed literature and provides a coherent account of this fascinating topic. M. Young, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society" This well-illustrated book collates and synthesies the diverse global literature on pure and applied aspects of temporary water habitats and their biota. The author definitely has a global focus...The book is surely in its scope and thoroughly referenced. Basic and Applied Ecology ...this work presents an informative overview of ephemeral aquatic ecosystems, and is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate courses or graduate seminars. Choice, July 2007 In this well-produced and carefully illustrated work, Williams consistently outlines the many gaps in our knowledge that will likely provide starting points for many theses richly detailed thoroughly referenced encyclopaedic in its scope suitable for practicing biologists, postgraduate students, and upper-level undergraduates. J.S. Richardson, The Quarterly Review of Biology A pioneering authority in the field, he has collated and synthesized a growing body of literature on the biology of temporary waters that represent a fascinating habitat for ecological and limnological research, incorporating a strong conservation component. Dudley Williams brilliantly compresses a huge, complex, perhaps unwieldy and occasionally unclear body of data into a surprisingly accessible account. The book is outstandingly successful and will soon be hailed as a most accessible text for graduate students and researchers. Current Engineering Practice. Appropriately priced and will be suitable for practising biologists The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol.822, pp168 ...thorough and extremely well referenced... Biologist This well illustrated and fascinating book documents the life found in every possible sort of temporary water the authors enthusiasm for these is infectious and he will surely re-kindle interest in these habitats, for they illustrate many ecological principles this book draws together what is generally a very dispersed literature and provides a coherent account of this fascinating topic. M. Young, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society Author InformationD. Dudley Williams is Professor of Zoology and Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Toronto at Scarborough, Canada, and he also holds an Honorary Professorship at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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