Author : J. B. Lachavanne,Raphaëlle Juge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 9231033522
Biodiversity in Land-inland Water Ecotones by J. B. Lachavanne,Raphaëlle Juge Pdf
Philosophers, writers and scientists, from cell biologists to ecologists, have long recognized the special nature of boundaries and interface areas of all kinds. Among ecologists in particular, there has been an upsurge in interest in the sensitive boundary areas of interaction between ecosystems, which are called 'ecotones' and which are often characterized by higher biological diversity than adjacent areas.