Book ID: 53259
Beyers,R.J. and H.T. Odum
Ecological Microcosms.1993. (Springer Adavanced Texts in Life Sciences). 285 figs. 3 tabs. Approx.490 p. gr8vo.Hardcover.
In preparation for late 1993. Orders will be recorded. - A seminal workwhich reviews the expanding field of enclosed ecosystem research, andrelates the results and models of microcosm studies to general conceptsin ecology. Microcosms are miniaturized pieces of our biosphere, rangingfrom streams and lakes to terraria, agroecosystems, and waste systems.The study of these simplified ecosystems is providing provocative insights into ecological principles as well as issues of environmentalmanagement and global stability.