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Ecological Mechanics: Principles of Life´s Physical Interactions
Mark Denny
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Description for Ecological Mechanics: Principles of Life´s Physical Interactions
Hardback. Num Pages: 536 pages, 160 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Plants and animals interact with each other and their surroundings, and these interactions--with all their complexity and contingency--control where species can survive and reproduce. In this comprehensive and groundbreaking introduction to the emerging field of ecological mechanics, Mark Denny explains how the principles of physics and engineering can be used to understand the intricacies of these remarkable relationships. Denny opens with a brief review of basic physics before introducing the fundamentals of diffusion, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and heat transfer, taking care to explain each in the context of living organisms. Why are corals of different shapes on different parts ... Read more
Plants and animals interact with each other and their surroundings, and these interactions--with all their complexity and contingency--control where species can survive and reproduce. In this comprehensive and groundbreaking introduction to the emerging field of ecological mechanics, Mark Denny explains how the principles of physics and engineering can be used to understand the intricacies of these remarkable relationships. Denny opens with a brief review of basic physics before introducing the fundamentals of diffusion, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and heat transfer, taking care to explain each in the context of living organisms. Why are corals of different shapes on different parts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1289 g
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163154
SKU
V9780691163154
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Ref
99-11
About Mark Denny
Mark Denny is the John B. and Jean DeNault Professor of Marine Sciences at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California. His books include Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment, Air and Water, and How the Ocean Works.
Reviews for Ecological Mechanics: Principles of Life´s Physical Interactions
Denny's opus features 24 chapters with 778 numbered equations and many illustrative graphs on more than 500 pages. Despite this wealth of information, it makes for an excellent and enjoyable read.
Gregor Kalinkat, Basic and Applied Ecology
Gregor Kalinkat, Basic and Applied Ecology