Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes (5-Volume Set)

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Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science.... Show more

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Authors	Michael Goldstein & Dominick DellaSala
Language	English
ISBN	9780128160961
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	3.500
Size	276 x 216 mm
Format	Hardcover
Images	Colour images and illustrations
Year published	2020

Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication.

Offers students and researchers a one-stop shop for information currently only available in scattered or non-technical sources
Authored and edited by top scientists in the field
Concisely written to guide the reader though the topic
Includes meaningful illustrations and suggests further reading for those needing more specific information

Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biological and environmental science; researchers in biogeography, biodiversity, conservation biology, marine and freshwater biology, climate change and human systems ecology. Environmental managers in governmental and nongovernmental organizations

Table of Contents

Volume 1
Islands and Atolls - Life in and Surrounded by Water
Mountains (Alpine Systems) - Life at the Top

Volume 2
Deserts - Life in the Extremes
Ice Sheets and Polar Deserts - Ice of Life

Volume 3
Forests - Trees of Life
Grasslands and Shrublands - Sea of Plants

Volume 4
Freshwater - Oasis of Life
Oceans - One Blue Planet

Volume 5
Anthromes I - Carved up by Humanity
Anthromes II - Sustainability in Concept and Practice

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