Now rebranded: part of the market-leading Oxford Paperback Reference series The most comprehensive and authoritative paperback dictionary of ecology available Fully updated to incorporate developments in this rapidly evolving field: in particular in the areas of molecular ecology, conservation, and the management of habitats This dictionary provides authoritative and wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. It is invaluable to students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment. * 5,000 clear and concise entries * Subjects include plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography Readership: Students of ecology and environmental sciences, conservationists, other professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment. Over 5,000 entries Contents Preface A-Z Dictionary of Ecology Appendix 1 Estimates of Population Parameters Appendix 2 Geologic Time-Scale Appendix 3 SI Units