TY - GEN AU - Allaby,Michael ED - Oxford University Press. TI - A dictionary of ecology T2 - Oxford paperback reference SN - 0192800787 AV - Ref/QH540.4 .D53 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Ecology KW - Dictionaries KW - Environmental sciences N1 - Revised edition of: The concise Oxford dictionary of ecology. 1994 N2 - "This is the most comprehensive and authoritative paperback dictionary of ecology available. Including wide-ranging coverage of the environmental sciences, and now thoroughly revised for this new edition, it will be invaluable to students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment." "Over 5, 000 entries: Subjects include plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography. Fully updated to incorporate developments in this rapidly evolving field, particularly in the areas of molecular ecology, conservation, and the management of habitats. New entries include economic injury level, edge effect, extremophile, hot spot, intermediate disturbance hypothesis, satellite DNA, selfish herd, transfer-RNA, and xenology."--Jacket ER -