The Biology of Deserts (Biology of Habitats Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199211477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book concludes by considering the positive aspects of desert conservation. This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in the book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although theoretical and experimental aspects as well as conservation and desertification are also considered Deserts are defined by their arid conditions; a consequence of this aridity is that most of the area occupied by desert is barren and monotonous, leading many people to regard it as wasteland. In these resource-poor locations, natural selection is working at its most extreme and provides some of the best-known examples of Darwinian selec
The writing is accessible. Ward has done extensive, excellent ecological work in deserts of southern Africa and Israel, which will be obvious to any reader. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution Ward has done extensive, excellent ecological work in the deserts of southern Africa and Israel, which will be obvious to any reader. Plant Science Bulletin David Ward has written a book that is compelling in its breadth and depth of coverage. Buy it, and you will not be disappointed and will be able to come back to it many times and always learn something new and exciting. Plant Science Bulletin
Professor David Ward obtained his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of Natal, South Africa. . He is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science. His research interests lie in the field of the ecology and genetics of plant-animal interactions, and he has published 130 scientific articles in internat
"A Solid Textbook" according to Robert Jordan. I read this textbook as a primer for my comprehensive exams. I study a specific group of desert organisms and wanted to gain a better understanding of deserts as a whole. While I found some parts of the book more informative than others, I'm glad that I read it.First off, the writing in the book is very good. There were certainly some parts that I struggled to get through (it is a textbook, after all) but most of the time I wa