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Why does the world stay green? : nutrition and survival of plant-eaters /

Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesnt it happen, and why doe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, T. C. R. (Thomas C. R.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesnt it happen, and why does the world stay green? The concept explored in this book contends that animals are not controlled through predation but because plants have outwitted them, they cannot obtain enough of the food they must have to reproduce and grow.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 120 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:064309315X
9780643093157
1283154676
9781283154673