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Introduction to Biomes
Susan L. Woodward
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Description for Introduction to Biomes
Hardback. Provides an overview of the important scientific concept of the biome Series: Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 262 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
Introduction to Biomes is both a standalone summary to the concept of biomes and an introduction to the 8-volume series Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World. The volume covers: • The biome concept and brief descriptions of vegetation, climate and distribution of the terrestrial and of the range of freshwater and aquatic biomes covered in the set. • Classifying life - how scientists discuss the taxonomic hierarchy and how it has been used to determine how to divide the world into regions based on living organisms. • The ecosystem concept - how this and other major concepts ... Read more
Introduction to Biomes is both a standalone summary to the concept of biomes and an introduction to the 8-volume series Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World. The volume covers: • The biome concept and brief descriptions of vegetation, climate and distribution of the terrestrial and of the range of freshwater and aquatic biomes covered in the set. • Classifying life - how scientists discuss the taxonomic hierarchy and how it has been used to determine how to divide the world into regions based on living organisms. • The ecosystem concept - how this and other major concepts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313339974
SKU
V9780313339974
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About Susan L. Woodward
Susan L. Woodward received her PhD in geography from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1976. She taught undergraduate courses in biogeography and physical geography for 22 years at Radford University in Virginia, before retiring in 2006. Author of Biomes of Earth, published by Greenwood Press in 2003, she continues to learn and write about our natural environment. Her ... Read more
Reviews for Introduction to Biomes
For middle and high school students and undergraduates, Woodward, editor of the biomes series and former professor of biogeography and physical geography at Radford U., presents an introduction to biomes. She discusses the concept of the biome and other geographic trends exhibited by life, including taxonomic and evolutionary patterns, related ecological concepts such as ecosystems and soils, and environmental factors ... Read more