A natural legacy : ecology in Australia
1992
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Outlines universal ecological principles in an Australian context.
Main title:
A natural legacy : ecology in Australia / edited by Harry F. Recher, Daniel Lunney and Irina Dunn ; illustrated by David M. Milledge.
Edition:
2nd edition.
Imprint:
Botany, N.S.W. : Maxwell Macmillan, 1992.
Collation:
xvi, 443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
2nd edition first published 1986.Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust collection.
Contents:
A natural legacy: an introduction - Biogeography of Australian flora and fauna - Ecosystems - The soil ecosystem - The green world: population of plants - The ecology of plant communities - Land of uncertainty: TheAustralian arid zone - A nation of trees: Australian forest ecosystems - Distribution of animal populations - Size of animal populations - Ecology: a behavioural perspective - The ecology of invasions - Vertebrate wildlife - So many kinds of animals: the study of communities - The living landscape: an ecological view of national parks and nature conservation - Maintaining our natural legacy: the ecology of planning - The dominant species: towards an understanding of human ecology - Ecology and environmental responsibility
ISBN:
0029468264 (paperback)
Dewey class:
574.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
119900
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