A Dictionary of Ecology

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This dictionary provides wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. It includes 5,000 clear and concise entries and introduces subjects as plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography. Updated to incorporate developments in this rapidly evolving field - in particular in the areas of molecular ecology, conservation, and the management of habitats.