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Dictionary of Ecology and Environment

Name: Dictionary of Ecology and Environment
Author: Peter Hodgson Collin
ISBN: 9781901659610

by Peter Hodgson Collin

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Overview

Extensively revised, this reference has been expanded to include all aspects of ecology and environmental fields-including pollution, climatology, endangered species, waste disposal, and environmental protection. Clear and simple English is used to present straightforward definitions. Example sentences for each entry, along with grammar notes and parts of speech, make each entry more usable. Encyclopedic comments provide more detail for the complex medical terms. It includes a phonetic pronunciation guide for all headwords, plus sample sentences that are culled from magazines and journals.

Synopsis

This little dictionary of 8,500 entries includes pronunciation and definition but not derivation or usage examples. One unique feature is the frequent concise comment or quote at the end of an entry such as this comment from Green Magazine at the entry, incident: "Water pollution incidents more than doubled in England and Wales during the Eighties." As with this example, comments or quotes usually refer to the UK context. Includes appendices such as a chronology of recent natural disasters. Distributed by Independent Publishers Group. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.