With clear, concise definitions of over 11,000 terms, this dictionary is the
ideal reference for specialists and nonspecialists alike: students, teachers,
scientists, amateur naturalists, and anyone interested in our natural
environment.
A new compilation that reflects the growing and changing vocabulary of science,
the dictionary draws entries from many scientific disciplines, as well as from
taxonomy. It includes terms from ecology, statistics, earth sciences, genetics,
biochemistry, and physiology that readers are likely to encounter in literature
dealing with plant and animal growth, structure, or behavior. At the same time,
the dictionary will serve those in other disciplines who encounter unfamiliar
taxonomic terms in their reading and research.
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