Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare - An Ecologist''s Perspective

First published in 1979, Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare has established itself as a seminal work in ecology. Now with a new foreword by ecologist and writer Cristina Eisenberg, this penetrating study of ecosystems and animal populations is more relevant than ever. What accounts for the many different species of insect? Why does the robin population stay relatively steady year after year, despite the fact that their nests contain several chicks at once? Paul Colinvaux traces the ecologist's quest to answer these questions and more in this accessibly written book. He brings to the subject both profound knowledge and an enthusiasm that will encourage a greater understanding of the environment and of the efforts of those who seek to preserve it.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Paul A. Colinvaux
With a new foreword by Cristina Eisenberg

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1979, Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare has established itself as a seminal work in ecology. Now with a new foreword by ecologist and writer Cristina Eisenberg, this penetrating study of ecosystems and animal populations is more relevant than ever. What accounts for the many different species of insect? Why does the robin population stay relatively steady year after year, despite the fact that their nests contain several chicks at once? Paul Colinvaux traces the ecologist's quest to answer these questions and more in this accessibly written book. He brings to the subject both profound knowledge and an enthusiasm that will encourage a greater understanding of the environment and of the efforts of those who seek to preserve it.

Zusatztext

"A mind-tingling survey . . . of the many factors involved in the interrelationships of all living things…. An incisive and stirring book, and a model of scientific explanation."—New Yorker

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Colinvaux, Paul A. Colinvaux, Colinvaux Paul
• Mitarbeit: Cristina Eisenberg (Vorwort), Eisenberg Cristina (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780691178080
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17808-0
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Princeton Science Library; Princeton Science Library
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Zoologie; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Biodiversity, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Biogeography, Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences, Biodiversity / Ecosystems