The Ecology of Everyday Things

The Ecology of Everyday Things

Mark Everard

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Conservación del medioambiente
ISBN:
9780367636319
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In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr Mark Everard considers the fascinating ecological origins of a diversity of ’everyday things’; from the tea we drink, to things we wear and read, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the importance of germs and ’unappealing creatures’ such as slugs and wasps.

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