The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

by J. Philip Grime

Book Overview

THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMS

In 1837 a young Charles Darwin took his notebook, wrote "I think", and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree. Each branch of Darwin's tree of life told a story of survival and adaptation - adaptation of animals and plants not just to the environment but also to life with other living things. However, more than 150 years since Darwin published his singular idea of natural selection,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470674822
• ISBN13: 9780470674826
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.7"