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050	0	0	_aQH84.5 _b.O82 2012
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100	1		_aOsborne, Patrick L. _97385
245	1	0	_aTropical ecosystems and ecological concepts / _cPatrick L. Osborne.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axiv, 522 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Preface; Abbreviations and units; 1. The tropical environment and climate; 2. Dry, hot deserts and environmental factors; 3. Grasslands and primary production; 4. Savanna and population dynamics; 5. Lakes, energy flow and biogeochemical cycling; 6. Rivers, floodplains and estuaries: the river continuum and flood-pulse concepts; 7. Wetlands and succession; 8. Tropical rain forests and biodiversity; 9. Mountains, zonation and community gradients; 10. Mangroves, seagrasses and decomposition; 11. Coral reefs and community ecology; 12. Islands, archipelagos, biogeography and evolutionary ecology; 13. Cities and human ecology; Glossary; References; Index.
520			_a"Tropical habitats cover over one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and harbor much of its biodiversity, with many areas rich in endemic species. However, these ecosystems are under significant and growing threat from issues such as deforestation, land degradation and ocean acidification. This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the major tropical biomes. It is unique in its balanced coverage of both aquatic and terrestrial systems and in its international scope. Each chapter is built around a particular tropical ecosystem, with descriptive case studies providing a framework around which ecological concepts and applied ecological topics are presented. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent advances in the field and includes a greater focus on the impact of global climate change. The text is supported throughout by boxes containing supplementary material and is illustrated with over 200 clear, simple line diagrams, maps and photographs"--
650		0	_aEcology _zTropics. _97386
650		7	_aNATURE / Ecology _2bisacsh. _97387
658			_aEcology.
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