This edition presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology, oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and anthropogenic impacts on coasts.
Ecology BasicsThis guide covers the fundamental scientific concepts of ecology as taught in biology and environmental science courses. It offers essays on the levels of individual organisms and their interactions with the environment, and the levels of ecosystems and global ecology, for example.
ISBN: 9781587651748
Publication Date: 2003-08-31
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution by Michael Hutchins (Editor)Based on the acclaimed print series, Grzimeks Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., this new full-color volume covers evolution in detail. Written for students and general researchers, Grzimeks Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution explores its topic from a scientific viewpoint. The volume is also the first to include comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the field. Each of the 36 entries was written by a nationally renowned subject specialist and peer-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and an editorial board of academic experts specializing in evolutionary thought. Each entry contains an authoritative and clear treatment of the topic, comprehensive in both scope and coverage. Entries also contain full-color images to complement, clarify and add detail to the text.
ISBN: 9781414486697
Publication Date: 2011-03-09
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Extinction by Gale Editors (Editor); Melissa McDade (Editor)Based on the acclaimed print series, Grzimeks Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., this new supplement covers extinct life. Written for students and general researchers, this supplement explores all aspects of extinctions and extinct life. Approximately 83 articles outline major extinctions and related scientific areas. Entries are written by nationally renowned subject specialists and peer-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and an editorial board of academic experts specializing in zoology, paleontology, and environmental science. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions. Call your Sales Rep for details.
Their mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
A free, online collaborative encyclopedia, an authoritative version of Wikipedia for biologists. It intends to document all living species of animals, plants, and other forms of life on Earth.