Ecology av Michael (University of Liverpool) Begon, Colin R. (University of Otago) Townsend

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<p><b>A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated</b></p><p>The revised and updated fifth edition of <i>Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems</i> ¿ now in full colour ¿ offers students and practitioners a review of the ecological sciences. </p><p>The previous editions of this book earned the authors the prestigious ¿Exceptional Life-time Achievement Award¿ of the British Ecological Society ¿ the aim for the fifth edition is not only to maintain standards but indeed to enhance its coverage of Ecology.</p><p>In the first edition, 34 years ago, it seemed acceptable for ecologists to hold a comfortable, objective, not to say aloof position, from which the ecological communities around us were simply material for which we sought a scientific understanding. Now, we must accept the immediacy of the many environmental problems that threaten us and the responsibility of ecologists to play their full part in addressing these problems. This fifth