{"product_id":"introduction-to-biomes-greenwood-guides-to-biomes-of-the-world-9780313339974","title":"Introduction to Biomes Greenwood Guides to Biomes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Biomes\u003c\/i\u003e is both a standalone summary to the concept of biomes and an introduction to the 8-volume series \u003ci\u003eGreenwood Guides to Biomes of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The ecosystem concept - how this and other major concepts from ecology that are key to understanding biomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Terrestrial environments - the various climatic variables and climate types, and a discussion of our changing planet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aquatic environments and life - how lifeforms and food chains make aquatic environments distinct from terrestrial biomes. Maps, photos, diagrams, drawings, and tables accompany the text, as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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 that affect the nature of terrestrial and aquatic biomes at the global scale. Use of scientific terminology is minimized. * SciTech Book News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Chapter 1. Introduction to the Biome Concept Chapter 2. Patterns of Life Chapter 3. Ecological Concepts Important to the Study of Biomes. Chapter 4. Major Environmental Factors in Terrestrial Biomes Chapter 5. Major Environmental Factors in Aquatic Biomes Appendix: representative climate data Glossary Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401649037655,"sku":"9780313339974","price":61.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313339974.jpg?v=1730478098","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-biomes-greenwood-guides-to-biomes-of-the-world-9780313339974","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}