Changing ecosystems
By: Michael Bright
Series: Timeline : life on Earth; Timeline : life on Earth
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780431064758; 9780431064697
Subjects: Ecology; Ecological disturbances; Nature; Biotic communities; Juvenile literature; Effect of human beings on
Description: Changing Ecosystems explains the complexities of different ecosystems on earth. Learn how organisms interact with their environment and how this varies when the characteristics of an ecosystem changes. Compare the ecosystems of the past, which led to mass extinctions and Ice Ages, with more recent devastating El Nino events, roaring wildfires, and explosive eruptions.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ecosystems; title: Ancient changes; title: Recent global changes; title: Local change; title: Adaptation to change.