Ecology

DK Eyewitness Books

by Steve Pollock, Steve Pollack

Why are meat-eaters rare? Why are there more people than tigers? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this new look at ecology.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Ecology, Reference

64 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 1993

Reviews

[Caterina]

An excellent quick-study on the basics of ecology — appealing, well organized, gorgeously illustrated. Great classroom and library resource; intended for older children and young adults but an engaging introduction for adults as well. This book was last updated in 2000 and probably could use another update in 2020 to include a few words on climate change and genetic engineering, but it’s still a mostly timely, valid text that left me with a sense of wonder at the intricate, interconnected, marvelous web of life on Earth.

There are now dozens of books in this Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books series and I think they will become my go-to for an introduction to almost any subject. The publisher is British so a few of the examples (such as “heathland” and “moorland”) may need to be explained to U.S. students in terms of more familiar landscapes, although maybe they have run into those words in the Harry Potter series. In general, examples are given from all over the world, including Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, Antarctica, and the Arctic.

[Quạ]

Tập sách mỏng, nhiều tranh ảnh minh họa đẹp, trình bày khái quát về hệ sinh thái Trái Đất, các chu trình sinh-hóa-lý của chúng cũng như tác động tiêu cực của con người lên hệ sinh thái - xuất phát từ nhu cầu lợi ích kinh tế ngắn hạn và thiếu bền vững.

[Ace]

Finished quite quickly, just never got around to the reviews, but here we are. Very well written, as all DK books are in my opinion, and packed to the brim with knowledge. Follow the studies of ecosystems and how the function alongside this book and you'll feel smarter in no time!

[Sarah]

3.5 stars. DK books are always good for background info on a topic, and despite the older publication date on this title, the information is general enough that it's all still relevant. Even the images have aged well.

A good introduction to the field.

[Melynda Moore]

What: This book describes ecology, which is the interaction between living and non living things and their environment. This book also goes through the transformation of energy, food webs, water cycle, carbon cycle and more. It goes into the different details about environments and what these different environments provide.
So What: Students must understand how plants and animals interact with their environment. Students are able to research through different mediums to locate answers to questions.
Now What: Students will be given questions that they must answer through reading this book, other books or texts, or online research regarding ecology.

[Mariela Patino]

Ecology is an interesting as well as informational book. It defines ecology and its components. The book is composed of animations as well as real life pictures. This book can be used in a classroom to teach children the importance of science and its components.

[Jinjie Ruan]

This book is about the science. The book discover the diversity of animals, plants, energy, and matter in the world's environments. In the food webs, humans were top, the phytoplankton, plans were base. Animals evolve to overcome the challenge from the environment.

[Matt Erickson]

This is an extensive book about ecology. includes a section about humans.

[Vanessa Yeazel]

I had to read this for academic decathlon, and I still have to study it. There is some pretty interesting stuff in here. After reading this, I will never look at nature the same again.

[WSL Library]

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