The Background of Ecology
Download or Read eBook The Background of Ecology PDF written by Robert P. McIntosh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-09-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Robert P. McIntosh |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 1986-09-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781316583227 |
ISBN-13 | : 1316583228 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Background of Ecology by : Robert P. McIntosh
Book excerpt: The Background of Ecology is a critical and up-to-date review of the origins and development of ecology, with emphasis on the major concepts and theories shared in the ecological traditions of plant and animal ecology, limnology, and oceanography. The work traces developments in each of these somewhat isolated areas and identifies, where possible, parallels or convergences among them. Dr McIntosh describes how ecology emerged as a science in the context of nineteenth-century natural histor