Oxford Dictionary of Ecology

Author: Alerbi
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: This dictionary is currently the most complete and authoritative paperback ecology dictionary, including a large amount of environmental science content. This edition has been fully revised and updated, making it an extremely valuable reference book for students, professionals, and all those interested in the natural world and our living environment. It contains over 5,000 entries, covering disciplines such as animal and plant physiology, animal behavior, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geography, and oceanography. It has been comprehensively updated to incorporate the latest research findings in this rapidly developing field, particularly in molecular ecology, natural resource conservation, and ecological environment management. Many new terms have been added, such as economic injury level, ESG effect, extremophile hotspot, intermediate TDDitt urban hypothesis, satellite DNA, selfish herd, transfdr-RNA, and xenolkgy.