The Ecology of Desert Communities

Informationen zum Autor Gary A. Polis, Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside), was a biology professor at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, Davis. His Biology of Scorpions (Stanford University Press, 1990) is regarded as the "scorpion Bible." Klappentext "Provides interesting and thought-provoking reading and is highly recommended to anyone interested in desert ecosystems or community ecology. The book . . . should serve as an inspiration to many for future research."-- Journal of Biogeography "This book is not just about deserts; it is an update of the contributions that research in desert systems is making to community ecology. . . This book will provide a useful reference for desert ecologists, as well as indicate critical directions where progress needs to be made."-- Ecology "This important book fills a significant gap in previous syntheses by presenting a detailed series of reviews of current understanding of community patterns and structure in desert environments. . . . Each chapter is thorough and well written and . . . closes with a discussion of suggested future research. . . . [T]hese ideas will do much to focus interest on the importance of desert systems in understanding community. Thus, this book has interest well beyond desert ecologists alone."-- BioScience "Valuable reading and reference for ecology students, teachers and researchers."-- Quarterly Review of Biology

Product details

• Assisted by: Gary A. Polis (Editor), Gary A Polis (Editor)
• Authors: Gary A. (EDT) Polis
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.10.2016
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology
• EAN: 9780816535392
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-3539-2
• Pages: 456
• Series: Century Collection; Century Collection
• Subjects: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental); Environmental Studies