The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science
The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science

Author: John Daintith

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780816049226

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This dictionary covers the terms and concepts used in the high school Advanced Placement course in environmental science. Like the subject, the text deals with the science behind interrelationships of the natural world as well as with natural and human environmental problems.

A Dictionary of Ecology
A Dictionary of Ecology

Author: Michael Allaby

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9780198609445

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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.

A Dictionary of Ecology
A Dictionary of Ecology

Author: Michael Allaby

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-09-17

Total Pages: 1011

ISBN-13: 0191063851

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Written in a clear, accessible style, this authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary contains entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Entries cover topics such as plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, population, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology, and meteorology. It also includes many line drawings and useful appendices. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, with over 300 new entries that include beach replenishment, delta method, urban heat island, and zonal soils, this new edition is invaluable to students of ecology, biology, and environmental and conservation studies, and professionals in related areas, as well as the general reader with an interest in the natural world.