Author: Terborgh, J.; Estes, J.A. (Eds)
Title: Trophic Cascades: Predators, Prey, and the Changing Dynamics of Nature
Description: Island Press 2010 xx, 464, text figs. . PB. Minor indentation to front cover. Vg.. In the first comprehensive work on trophic cascades, leading experts in terrestrial, marine, and lake food webs distill decades of evidence and lifetimes of insight to show that large carnivores, as apex predators, exert ubiquitous and powerful effects over nature. This landmark book argues, compellingly, that the ongoing worldwide loss of megacarnivores not only impoverishes Earth's biota, but also undermines life support services needed for thriving human societies.. [9781597264877]
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Title: Trophic Cascades: Predators, Prey, and the Changing Dynamics of Nature
Description: Island Press 2010 xx, 464, text figs. . PB. Minor indentation to front cover. Vg.. In the first comprehensive work on trophic cascades, leading experts in terrestrial, marine, and lake food webs distill decades of evidence and lifetimes of insight to show that large carnivores, as apex predators, exert ubiquitous and powerful effects over nature. This landmark book argues, compellingly, that the ongoing worldwide loss of megacarnivores not only impoverishes Earth's biota, but also undermines life support services needed for thriving human societies.. [9781597264877]
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Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S58233
- Book number: S58233
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