Author: Bryan Shorrocks
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, series, habitats, savannahs, african
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-10-11
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 019857066X
ISBN-13: 9780198570660

Savannah habitats comprise an ecologically important but ultimately fragile ecosystem. They constitute one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering about twenty percent of the land surface, and can be simply described as tropical and subtropical grasslands with scattered bushes and trees. Most savannahs occur in Africa (with a smaller amount in South America, India and Australia), which is the region that this book concentrates on. Savannahs form a rich mosaic of diverse ecosystems, and The Biology of African Savannahs offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to their ecology. It descr

Author: Anwar Maun
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, oxford, dunes, sand, coastal
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-04-25
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0198570368
ISBN-13: 9780198570363

Coastal zones are becoming increasingly topical (and politically sensitive) as they face relentless pressures from urban expansion, recreational development, and sea level rise due to climate change. This timely book provides a comprehensive introduction to the formation, dynamics, maintenance, and perpetuation of coastal sand dune systems. It describes the interactions between living organisms and the physical processes of geomorphology. A global range of examples enhance the book’s international appeal. Based on the research presented in this book, simple to complex field studies and e

Author: John E. Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: biology, crops, horticultural, pears, apples
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 2003-07-14
List price: $235.00
ISBN-10: 0521380189
ISBN-13: 9780521380188

This comprehensive reference on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level describes the main varieties and rootstocks, and the factors controlling their growth, cropping, fruit quality, storage life, fertilizer and irrigation needs. It emphasizes the principles underlying modern high-density planting and the production of fruits in environments ranging from temperate to tropical. The book will be suitable for fruit farmers and technical advisors as well as scientific researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.

中文参考译名:在淡水湿地（生物的栖息地）生物学
Author: Arnold G. van der Valk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, freshwater, wetlands
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2006-04-13
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0198525400
ISBN-13: 9780198525400

This introduction to freshwater wetlands describes those abiotic features of wetlands that make them unique as a habitat and examines in detail the adaptations, distributions, and interactions of various organisms (microbes, invertebrates, plants, and vertebrates) that collectively form wetland ecosystems. All kinds of freshwater wetlands are covered including lacustrine, palustrine, riverine and tidal forms. The management, conservation and restoration of wetlands are also covered. This is an accessible text suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in wetland ecolo

中文参考译名:作者：深海（生物的栖息地生物）
Author: Peter Herring
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, ocean
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2002-02-21
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 0198549563
ISBN-13: 9780198549567

This is an analysis of how conditions in the oceanic environment differ from those in the familiar terrestrial world, describing the techniques and ingenuity required to reveal the populations inhabiting the colossal volume of the deep oceans and how its inhabitants have adapted to survive and flourish within it. Many issues of deep sea marine life are covered including: surface phytoplankton’s roles; chemosynthesis at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps; reduction of biomass with depth and energy conservation; mechanoreception; chemoreception; vision; animal life styles, seasonability, se

中文参考译名:该罗基肖尔斯（生物的栖息地生物）
Authors:Colin Little, J. A. Kitching,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, rocky, shores
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-07-11
List price: $84.00
ISBN-10: 0198549350
ISBN-13: 9780198549352

This work offers an introduction to the biology of the unique organisms that inhabit rocky coastal ecosystems. Using examples from all over the world, the book serves as an ideal resource for instruction, either in the field or lecture hall. It describes the physical factors that affect organisms, the biology of the animals and plants that live on the shore, the factors that control them, and the communities they form. The authors provide examples of observations and experiments that can be conducted either in the lab, or on-site. They also address key problems of pollution and conservation in

中文参考译名:介绍统计生物学（生物学研究系列）
Author: R. E. Parker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: biology, series, studies, introductory, statistics
Number of Pages: 132
Published: 1991-10-03
List price: $33.99
ISBN-10: 0521427789
ISBN-13: 9780521427784

This introductory text presents the use of statistical methods as an integral part of biological investigation, yet one whose superficial complexities have deterred many biologists from using them. The author argues that the difficulties, such as they are, do not lie in mathematical manipulation, but in grasping a few simple, but unfamiliar concepts. He emphasizes the need for precisely defining problems and for careful selection of the most appropriate methods - a wide range of which are described and illustrated. Each chapter ends with a set of problems which are intended to help the student