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The Ecology of desert communities
- Title
- The Ecology of desert communities / edited by Gary A. Polis.
- Publication
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QH541.5.D4 E28 1991 | Off-site |
Details
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- Description
- viii, 456 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Desert ecology series
- Uniform Title
- Desert ecology series
- Subject
- Note
- Volume is an outgrowth of the Intecol meetings held in Syracuse in 1986.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Desert communities : an overview of patterns and processes / Gary A. Polis -- Population biology of desert annual plants / Richard S. Inouye -- Soil communities in deserts : microarthropods and nematodes / John C. Zak and Diana W. Freckman -- The community ecology of macroarthropod detritivores / Clifford S. Crawford -- The role of ants and termites in desert communities / William P. MacKay -- Patterns of heterogeneity in desert herbivorous insect communities / Charles S. Wisdom -- The ecology and importance of predaceous arthropods in desert communities / Gary A. Polis and Tsunemi Yamashita -- The community ecology of desert anurans / Bruce D. Woodward and Sandra L. Mitchell -- Desert reptile communities / Laurie J. Vitt -- The ecology of desert birds / John A. Wiens -- Desert mammal communities / O.J. Reichman -- Sand dune communities / Mary K. Seely -- Food webs in desert communities : complexity via diversity and omnivory / Gary A. Polis.
- ISBN
- 0816511861
- 9780816511860
- LCCN
- 90020183
- OCLC
- ocm22910869
- 22910869
- SCSB-9625226
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library