Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective
By (Author) Paul Colinvaux
Foreword by Cristina Eisenberg
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd July 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Biogeography
Biodiversity
577
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
First published in 1979, Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare has established itself as a seminal work in ecology. Now with a new foreword by ecologist and writer Cristina Eisenberg, this penetrating study of ecosystems and animal populations is more relevant than ever. What accounts for the many different species of insect Why does the robin populatio
Reviews
"A rare achievement. . . . Colinvaux makes us marvel with him at the stability of nature and the incredible fit of every part of it."New York Times Book Review
"A mind-tingling survey . . . of the many factors involved in the interrelationships of all living things. An incisive and stirring book, and a model of scientific explanation."New Yorker
Author Bio
Paul A. Colinvaux (19302016) was an ecologist and professor emeritus at Ohio State University. His books include The Fate of Nations, Ecology, and Amazon Expeditions: My Quest for the Ice Age Equator. Cristina Eisenberg is chief scientist at the Earthwatch Institute and the author of The Wolf's Tooth and The Carnivore Way.
