Dictionary Of Environment And Ecology - 5 Ed

This fully revised edition of the bestselling 'Dictionary of Environment and Ecology' now includes over 9,000 terms from all areas of ecology and the environmental sciences.

Topics covered range from soil science, climatology, agriculture (including GM and organic foods), NGOs, pollution, waste management, environmental protection and endangered species. Example sentences for each entry, together with grammar notes and parts of speech, as well as quotations from journals and magazines show how terms are used. Phonetic pronunciation is provided for all headworks and encyclopedic comments expand upon the more complex terms.