Book ID: 94684
Ward, David
The Biology of Deserts. 2008. (Biology of Habitats). 135 line drawings,. XI, 339 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The first concise and affordable overview of desert ecology, providinga complete coverage of the field. Includes a range of ecological issuesincluding morphological and physiological adaptations of desert plantsand animals, species interactions, the importance of predation andparasitism, food webs, biodiversity and conservation. Also examines impacts and the sensitivity of deserts to perturbation.