Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: The Botany of Mangroves P. B. Tomlinson. Ecology of Mangroves P. Hutchings, P. Saenger Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities M. Begon, J. L. Harper, C. R. Townsend. Population Ecology: a Unified Study of Animals and Plants M. Begon, M. Mortimer. The Physiological Ecology of Lichens K. A. Kershaw. Kangaroos: their Ecology and Management in the Sheep Rangelands of Australia Edited by G. Caughley, N. Shepherd, J. Short. Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials A. K. Lee, A. Cockburn. Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach C. B. Cox, P. D. Moore.     

Reviews of publications

Calcareous Grasslands–Ecology and Management, edited by S. H. Hillier, D. W. H. Walton & D. A. Wells
Plant Reproductive Ecology: Patterns and Strategies, edited by J. & L. Lovett Doust
Flora of the Outer Hebrides, by R. J. Pankhurst & J. M. Mullin
The Ecology of Mycorrhizae, by M. F. Allen
Tropical Lichens: Their Systematics, Conservation and Ecology, edited by D. J. Galloway
Microbial Control of Weeds, edited by D. O. TeBeest
Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1. Liverworts (Hepaticae and Anthocerotae). edited by M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & A.J. E. Smith
Luigi Balugani's drawings of African plants, by Paul Hutton, F. Nigel Hepper & Ib Friis     

Behind the pretty face

Geographic Information Systems in Ecology by Carol A. Johnston Blackwell Science, Methods in Ecology, 1998. ￡29.50 (256 pages) ISBN 0 632 03859 4.     

Reviews of publications

Book reviewed in this article:
The North American Grasshoppers:Volume II Acrididae, Oedipodinae , by D. Otte.
Animal Behavior and ils Applicaiions, by Derek V. Ellis.
Bracken:Ecology, Land Use and Control Technology, edited by R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor.
Functional Vertebrate Morphology, edited by M. Hildebrand, D. M. Bramble, K. F. Liem and D. B. Wake.
Air Pollution by Pholochemical Oxidants, edited by R. Guderian.
Physiological Ecology of Lichens (Cambridge Studies in Ecology), by Kenneth A. Kershaw.
The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant mutualisms , by A. J. Beattie.
Fundamentals of Insect Physiology, edited by Murray S. Blum.
The Leajhppers and Planthoppers, edited by L. R. Nault and J. G. Rodriguez.     

Binding up a world of wounds

A World of Wounds: Ecologists and the Human Dilemma by P.R. Ehrlich Ecology Institute, Excellence in Ecology 8, 1997. DM63.00 hbk (xxiv+210 pages) ISBN 0932 2205.     

Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article: Tropical Forest Remnants: Ecology, Management and Conservation of Fragmented Communities Edited by William F. Laurance and Richard O. Bierregaard, Jr,. Wildlife and Landscape Ecology: Effects of Pattern and Scale Edited by J. A. Bissonette     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article
Growth Regulators in Plant Science, Monograph 8. Ed. by M. B. J ackson , B. G rout and I. A. M ackenzie .
An Introduction to Plant Taxonomy. By C. J effrey .
Pest and Diseases of Tropical Crops , Vol. 1. By D. S. H ill and J. M. W aller .
Flora of Turkey , Vol. 7 ( Orobanchaceae to Ceratophyllaceae and Ruhiaceae ). Ed. by P. H. D avis , assisted by J. R. E dmondson , R. R. M ill and K. T an .
Plant Growth Curves. The Functional Approach to Plant Growth Analysis. By R oderick H unt .
Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith .
Forest Succession: concepts and application. Ed. by D. C. W est , M. H. S hugart and D. B otkin .     

Book reviews

Book review in this article studies on Plant Demography. A Festschrift for John L. Harper Edited by J. White Ecology of Marine Parasites Klaus Rohde Tidal Flat Ecology. An Experimental Approach to Species Interactions Karsten Reise Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards. Analyses of the Ecological Niche and Community Structure E. R. Pianka Ecophysiology of Desert Reptiles S, D. Bradshaw Natural Selection and its Constraints Oliver Mayo Management of Australia's Rangelands G. N. Harrington, A. D. Wilson and M. D. Management of Large Mammals in African Conservation Areas. Proceedings of a symposium held in Pretoria, South Africa, 29–30 April 1982 Edited by R. Norman Owen-Smith, HAUM     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Herpetology in Australia. A Diverse Discipline Edited by D. Lunney and D. Ayers Biodiversity, Australia's Living Wealth Edited by Andrew, J. Beattie Antarctic Seals: Research Methods and Techniques Edited by R. M. Laws Marmosets and Tamarins: Systematics, Behaviour and Ecology Edited by A. B. Rylands Life History Invariants: Some Explorations of Symmetry in Evolutionary Ecology Eric L. Charnov     

Stress response

Global Ecology in Human Perspective by C.H. Southwick Oxford University Press, 1996. ￡16.50 hbk (xxi +392 pages) ISBN 0 19 509867 6 Ecology: A Bridge Between Science and Society by E.P. Odum Sinauer Associates, 1997. ￡17.95 pbk (xiv +330 pages) ISBN 0 87893 630 0.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach, by Roderic D.M. Page and Edward C Holmes.
Readings in Ecology. Edited by Stanley I. Dodson, Timothy F. H. Allen, Stephen R. Carpenter. Kandis Elliot. Anthony R. Ives, Robert L. Jeanne, James F. Kitchell, Nancy E. Langston and Monica G. Turner.
Oxford Dictionary of Ecology, by Michael Allaby.     

Reviews of publications

Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy , by Arne Naess (translated and edited by David Rothenberg).
Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research , edited by W. R. Jordan, M. E. Gilpin and J. D. Aber.
Plankton Ecology: Succession in Plankton Communities , edited by Ulrich Sommer.
Biological Control of Pests, Pathogens and Weeds: Development and Prospects , edited by R. K. S. Wood and M.J. Way.
Large Scale Cell Culture Technology , edited by Bjorn K. Lydersen.
The Story of Silk , by J. Feltwell.
Ecological Experiments: Purpose, Design and Execution , by N. G. Hairston.N 0 5
Molecular Genetics and Comparative Evolution , by J. Langridge.     

From aapa to zymogeny

A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (2nd edn) by R. Lincoln, G. Boxshall and P. Clark Cambridge University Press, 1998. ￡50.00 hbk, ￡17.95 pbk (ix+361 pages) ISBN 0 521 59139 2/0 521 43843 X The Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management edited by P. Calow Blackwell Science, 1998. ￡125.00 hbk (xv+805 pages) ISBN 0 86542 838 7.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Povoledo, D. and Golterman, H. L. (Ed.). (1975) . Humic Substances. Their Structure and Function in the Biosphere .
Whitton, B. A. (Ed.). (1975) . River Ecology. Studies in Ecology, Vol. 2.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
LIFE HISTORY DATA ON ICHTHYOPERCID AND PERCID FISHES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. By Kenneth D. Carlander.
SO FRUITFUL A FISH. Ecology, Conservation, and Aquaculture of the Amazon's Tambaqui. By Carlos Araujo-Lima and Michale Goulding.
THE CATFISH CONNECTION. Ecology, Migration and Conservation of Amazon Predators. By Ronaldo Barthem & Michael Goulding.
AFRICAN INLAND FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Edited by K. Remane.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Ecology of Pelicans in the Rwenzori National Park, Uganda by N. A. D in .
Writing a Scientific Paper by V. B ooth .
Ecologie de l'Hylochèrc (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas) au Parc National des Virunga by J. P. D 'huart .
The Ecology and Conservation of Large African Mammals by S. K. E ltringham .
Roberts Birds of South Africa Revised by G. R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge,
A World List of Mammalian Species . By G. B. C ohber & J. E. H ill .     

Book reviews

Book review in this article The Amazon: Limnology and Landscape Ecology of a Mighty Tropical River and its Basin . Monographie Biologicae I. CAMPBELL Rainforests of Australia Edited by Penny Figgis M. LOWMAN Earthworms: Their Ecology and Relationships with Soils and Land Use K. E. Lee J. A. SPRINGETT Hydrobiology of the Mangal. Developments in Hydrobiology 20 Edited by Francis Dov Por and Inka Dor, Dr W. Junk BV C. D. WOODROFFE The Penguin Dictionary of Botany Edited by S. Blackmore and E. Tootill P. G. LADD Microbial Processes in Reservoirs. Developments in Hydrobiology 27 Edited by D. Gunnison, Dr W. Junk A. H. ARTHINGTON     

Book reviews

Book Reviewed in this article Birds of the North Solomons. Wau Ecology Institute Handbook No. 8 Don Hadden An Atlas of Distribution of the Freshwater Fish Families of the World Tim M. Berra Estimating the Size of Animal Populations J. G. Blower, L. M. Cook & J. A. Bishop The Ecology of Pests: Some Australian Case Histories R.L. Kitching and R.E. Jones (eds) Demography and Evolution in Plant Populations Edited by Otto Solbrig, Botanical Monographs Volume 15     

Book reviews

Morris, I (Ed) (1980) The Physiological Ecology of Phytoplankton .
Alexander M. (Ed.) (1980) Advances in Microbial Ecology, Volume 4 .
Edington, J.M. & Hildrew, A.G. (1981) A key to the caseless caddis larvae of the British Isles with notes on their ecology .
Lackey R.T. & Nielsen L.A. (Eds) (1980) Fisheries Management .     

Competitive exclusion of toxic cyanobacterial species by an allelopathic strain of Phormidium

Aquatic Ecology - Blooms of freshwater toxic cyanobacteria are a growing environmental health problem, enhanced by anthropogenic eutrophication and climate change. A variety of techniques were...