This classic text discusses radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation, surveying methods for the study of photosynthesis in plants and energy budgets in animals — an excellent resource for a variety of fields, particularly ecology, agronomy, forestry, botany, and zoology. "Coherent and... read more
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This classic text discusses radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation, surveying methods for the study of photosynthesis in plants and energy budgets in animals — an excellent resource for a variety of fields, particularly ecology, agronomy, forestry, botany, and zoology. "Coherent and comprehensible." — The American Biology Teacher. 174 figures. 30 tables.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 1980.
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