Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities - Hardcover

Begon, M.; Harper, J. L.; Townsend, Colin R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 086542845X ISBN 13: 9780865428454

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

This is the leading textbook of general ecology, with an unsurpassed world–wide reputation. While maintaining the basic structure of previous editions, this third edition is extensively rewritten to produce a forward–looking teaching resource that will lead the field to the end of the decade.

• Largely rewritten and fully updated.
  
• Maintains the balance between plant and animal ecology.
  
• Greatly expanded coverage of applied ecology.
  
• New chapter on conservation and sustainability.
  
• Completely new two colour artwork.

About this title

Review:

On the first edition

‘The freshness of approach and the breadth and depth of coverage make most of the opposition seem a rather stale and restricted diet by comparison....All ecology teachers and students would do well to sample this nouvelle cuisine.’ [Nature]

On the second edition

‘It is better than the first edition in dealing with communities and ecosystems, and its treatment of population biology, broadly defined, is superb. Presentation – both prose and graphics – is efficient and clear without being prosaic or simplistic. Remarkably free of dogma, Begon et al. offer the incompleteness of ecology in an explicit and inviting way.

When asked which text they judged best or a sophomore level general ecology course for biology students, Begon et al. was chosen by 8 out of 10.’ [Ecology]

From the Back Cover:

Since publication of the first edition in 1986, Begon, Harper and Townsend’s Ecology has become the leading textbook on its field. Its reputation throughout the world is unparalleled.

Maintaining the structure of previous editions, this edition is radically revised to reflect the fundamental changes that have occurred in the teaching of ecology. In many universities increased emphasis is being given to applied issues and a whole new vocabulary has entered the syllabus to accommodate such areas as biodiversity, global warming and sustainability. In revising Ecology to meet these new requirements, the authors have once more produced a forward–looking textbook that will lead the field to the end of the decade.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 086542845X
• ISBN 13: 9780865428454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1092