Ecology - 10th Edition by Ernest Callenbach (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With this lively guide to the essentials of ecology, Ernest Callenbach provides a pocket-sized introduction to the wonderful complexity of life on Earth--and our part in it. In 60 information-packed entries, the author uses everyday, nontechnical language to explain basic ecological concepts. Line art.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Offering essential environmental wisdom for the twenty-first century, this lively, compact book explains more than sixty basic ecological concepts in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. From Air and Biodiversity to Restoration and Zoos, <i>Ecology: A Pocket Guide </i>forms a dynamic web of ideas that can be entered at any point or read straight through. An accessible, informative guide to achieving ecoliteracy, it tells the story of the amazing interconnectivity of life on Earth and along the way provides the ecological understanding necessary for fighting environmental degradation. This new edition has been updated throughout and features five new essays on the topics of biotechnology, global warming, migration, smell, and tourism.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A graceful, lucid, and judicious book that belongs in the back pocket of every planetary citizen.--Evan Eisenberg, author of <i>The Ecology of Eden</i><br /><br />For you readers who hate science and never read it, <i>Ecology: A Pocket Guide</i> excites your understanding and gently shows you what you have been missing. For the rest of us, this book confirms our love for and respect for scientific insight as a major way of knowing.--Lynn Margulis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An environmental science program would do well to put this volume into the hands of each student and teacher."-- "NSTA Recommends: National Science Teaching Association"<br><br>"Each entry is a small gem. . . . Callenbach's short essays are enjoyable and thought-provoking reading."-- "Science Scope"<br><br>"Enjoyable and thought-provoking."-- "Science Teacher"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ernest Callenbach </b>is the author of <i>Ecotopia, </i>an environmental classic that has sold nearly a million copies, <i>Bring Back the Buffalo! A Sustainable Future for America's Great Plains</i> (UC Press), and <i>Ecotopia Emerging, </i>among other books. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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