Encyclopedia of ecology / / editor-in-chief Sven Erik Jorgensen, associate editor-in-chief Brian Fath

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143115003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , 2008
• ISBN: 9786613611277; 1-280-58149-2; 0-08-091456-X; 1-78034-501-1; 0-08-093116-2
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations (some color), maps
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 363.7003; 577.03
• Soggetti: Ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Volume 1. A-C -- Volume 2. D-F -- Volume 3. G-O -- Volume 4. P-S -- Volume 5. T-X.
• Sommario/riassunto: The groundbreaking Encyclopedia of Ecology provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the complete field of ecology, from general to applied. It includes over 500 detailed entries, structured to provide the user with complete coverage of the core knowledge, accessed as intuitively as possible, and heavily cross-referenced. Written by an international team of leading experts, this revolutionary encyclopedia will serve as a one-stop-shop to concise, stand-alone articles to be used as a point of entry for undergraduate students, or as a tool for active researchers looking for