Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective (Princeton Science Library) - Hardcover

Colinvaux, Paul A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691081948 ISBN 13: 9780691081946

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1978

Synopsis

Here is one of the most provocative, wide-ranging, and delightful books ever written about our environment. Paul Colinvaux takes a penetrating look at the science of ecology, bringing to his 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.

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Review:

"A rare achievement. . . . Colinvaux makes us marvel with him at the stability of nature and the incredible fit of every part of it."--New York Times Book Review

"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

"A highly readable and accessible account of the complex way in which nature has molded its ecosystems by fitting predators to prey and food chains to both."--John Barkham

Synopsis:

Essays on matters ecological examine recent work in the field and central ideas of an increasingly important science, ranging from the behavior of the wolf spider to the variety of plant and animal species.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0691081948
• ISBN 13: 9780691081946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264