30-Second Ecology
50 Key Concepts and Challenges, Each Explained in Half a Minute
by Mark Fellowes, Becky Thomas
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Pub Date 29 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 13 Oct 2020
Quarto Publishing Group – Ivy Press | Ivy Press
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Description
Whether you're looking to save the planet or learn more about your local environment, 30-Second Ecology introduces you to the diversity, behaviours and challenges within our ecosystem.
Part of the 30-Second series, this introductory guide to ecology is split into 7 chapters that cover:
Evolution & Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Population Ecology
Communities & Landscapes
Biomes & Biodiversity
Applied Ecology
Ecology in a Changing World
Plus profiles of notable ecologists, such as Robert H. Macarthur, Rachel Carson and Wangari Maathai.
Each topic is summarised in 300 words with one image, helping you understand the subject at great speed. Written by professors and experts from around the world, this book shows us that humans are truly part of this global ecology, not a separate entity from it and our collective actions have far-reaching ramifications on the environment around us.
If you like this, you might also be interested in 30-Second Zoology . . .
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781782409809 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Rachel L, Reviewer
*I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
"Ecology links nature, people and planet in a single subject, seeking to understand the fundamentals of why nature works the way it does, and then taking thtlat understanding and applying it to pressing problems in conservation, habitat management, natural resource use and agriculture."
This book introduces main concepts in bite size chunks and covers a variety of sub topics of ecology. There are glossary sections, ecologist focuses providing a history of the people behind it all, and an index if you want to find something in particular.
Each section contains a 30-sec summary of the topic but along the sides, we also get shorter summaries, quotes, a quick biography and a 3-min summary if you want to go into more detail. The layout is easy to read and informative, giving you just the right amount of information.
It's an interesting book, not knowing much about ecology myself and it explains things well in a short amount of time. It's a bit of a slog to read cover to cover, but would make a good coffee table book to pick up for a quick bit of learning.
