Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts by Patrick Osborne

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Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts by Patrick Osborne

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This introductory textbook covers the entire range of tropical ecosystems – terrestrial, freshwater and marine – and uses each system to illustrate and explain major ecological concepts, including primary and secondary production, population dynamics and community ecology. The impact of human activity, and climate change in particular, is highlighted throughout.

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Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts by Patrick Osborne

Tropical habitats cover over one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and harbor much of its biodiversity, with many areas rich in endemic species. However, these ecosystems are under significant and growing threat from issues such as deforestation, land degradation and ocean acidification. This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the major tropical biomes. It is unique in its balanced coverage of both aquatic and terrestrial systems and in its international scope. Each chapter is built around a particular tropical ecosystem, with descriptive case studies providing a framework around which ecological concepts and applied ecological topics are presented. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent advances in the field and includes a greater focus on the impact of global climate change. The text is supported throughout by boxes containing supplementary material and is illustrated with over 200 clear, simple line diagrams, maps and photographs.

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"Where the author pauses to explain topics in detail, the writing is excellent and the charts/graphs are illustrativeClearly, Osborne is a good teacher who has thought carefully about how to best explain tropical ecology using the entire world as his classroom. Recommended." G.C. Stevens, Choice Magazine
Patrick L. Osborne is the Executive Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri, St Louis. He has spent most of his professional life studying and teaching tropical ecology and in 2007 he received the Science Educator Award from the Academy of Science, St Louis for outstanding contributions to science education.
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ISBN 13 9780521177344
ISBN 10 0521177340
Titel Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts
Autor Patrick Osborne
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 2012-02-09
Seitenanzahl 536
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