{"product_id":"the-ecology-of-desert-communities-gary-a-polis-9780816535392","title":"The Ecology of Desert Communities","description":"\"Provides interesting and thought-provoking reading and is highly recommended to anyone interested in desert ecosystems or community ecology. The book . . . should serve as an inspiration to many for future research.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Biogeography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is not just about deserts; it is an update of the contributions that research in desert systems is making to community ecology. . . This book will provide a useful reference for desert ecologists, as well as indicate critical directions where progress needs to be made.\"--\u003ci\u003eEcology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This important book fills a significant gap in previous syntheses by presenting a detailed series of reviews of current understanding of community patterns and structure in desert environments. . . . Each chapter is thorough and well written and . . . closes with a discussion of suggested future research. . . . [T]hese ideas will do much to focus interest on the importance of desert systems in understanding community. Thus, this book has interest well beyond desert ecologists alone.\"--\u003ci\u003eBioScience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Valuable reading and reference for ecology students, teachers and researchers.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary A. Polis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816535396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816535392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary A. Polis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447790743807,"sku":"9780816535392","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36944db6-f228-4485-bf7a-82f359769a4d.jpg?v=1777234835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ecology-of-desert-communities-gary-a-polis-9780816535392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}