Book ID: 94685
Ward, David
The Biology of Deserts. 2008. (Biology of Habitats). 135 line drawings,. XI, 339 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
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 examinesimpacts and the sensitivity of deserts to perturbation.