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1. A network point of view on the world
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
in Networks: A Very Short Introduction
On a typical day, we check emails, update social network profiles, make mobile phone calls, use public transportation, take planes, and transfer money and goods. In all these cases — ...
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1. Introduction
Warwick F. Vincent
in Lakes: A Very Short Introduction
What is a lake? At first glance, this seems like such an easy question: a lake is simply a body of water surrounded by land. But this sterile, physical definition is only a beginning, and ...
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1. Models
Timothy Gowers
in Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
‘Models’ introduces the concept and purposes of mathematical models. From working out the best trajectory for throwing a stone, rolling a pair of dice, and predicting population growth and ...
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6. Changing patterns in the landscape
Peter A. Furley
in Savannas: A Very Short Introduction
Relentless population growth worldwide has significantly modified savanna landscapes. ‘Changing patterns in the landscape’ considers how landscape changes differ in Latin America, Africa, ...
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1. Why extinctions happen
Paul B. Wignall
in Extinction: A Very Short Introduction
‘Why extinctions happen’ looks at what we currently know about causes and styles of extinction today and in the past. This knowledge lies at the heart of our understanding about the way the ...
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2. Deep waters
Warwick F. Vincent
in Lakes: A Very Short Introduction
‘Deep waters’ explains the role of François A. Forel in the birth and development of limnology, a new integrative science he defined as ‘the oceanography of lakes’. In his comprehensive ...
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3. Choosing from the field of competitors
Leigh W. Simmons
in Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
There is now unequivocal evidence for Darwin’s long-rejected suggestion that females choose among potential mates based on their secondary sexual traits. This has shifted attention from the ...
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1. Savanna landscapes
Peter A. Furley
in Savannas: A Very Short Introduction
What are savannas and where are they? ‘Savanna landscapes’ considers these dynamic and diverse biomes—the most widespread form of vegetation in the tropics and sub-tropics. They are areas ...
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7. The geographic and ecological advance of humanity
Mark V. Lomolino
in Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction
“The geographic and ecological advance of humanity” argues that the global expansion of the human species was influenced by the same factors that shaped the expansions of other life forms. ...
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6. Macroecology and the geography of micro-evolution
Mark V. Lomolino
in Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction
“Macroecology and the geography of micro-evolution” shifts the focus from macroevolutionary patterns in species richness to micro-evolutionary patterns of biogeographic variation within ...
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Networks: A Very Short Introduction
Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro
Networks: A Very Short Introduction considers the basic elements of network theory and its applications using everyday examples from society, technology, nature, and history. ...
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Ecology: A Very Short Introduction
Jaboury Ghazoul
Ecology is the science of how organisms interact with each other and their environment to form communities and ecosystems. Ecology: A Very Short Introduction explains the history of ...
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6. Extreme lakes
Warwick F. Vincent
in Lakes: A Very Short Introduction
‘Extreme lakes’ describes a range of lakes that are of great scientific interest because of their unusual physical, chemical, and biological features. Salt water lakes occur in many parts ...
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9. Ocean bounty
Dorrik Stow
in Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
‘Ocean bounty’ examines the variety of resources and their availability in the ocean realm—from oil, gas, coal, and clathrates to industrial metals and food resources—as well as the use of ...
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10. Fragile environment
Dorrik Stow
in Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
‘Fragile environment’ looks at the stresses on the ocean environment and considers the options and challenges we face for achieving sound management of ocean space in the coming decades. We ...
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6. Applied ecology
Jaboury Ghazoul
in Ecology: A Very Short Introduction
‘Applied ecology’ looks at the application of ecological theories in modelling renewable resources and population dynamics, particularly in relation to species we wish to control or ...
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7. The origin of galaxies
John Gribbin
in Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction
‘The origin of galaxies’ explains the formation of galaxies. Galaxies exist along densely populated filaments with gaps in between. ΛCDM simulations show that this is only possible with the ...
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6. Farming futures
Paul Brassley and Richard Soffe
in Agriculture: A Very Short Introduction
National governments as well as international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization all have an interest in ...
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