Colinvaux, Paul, <br/><br/>
Why big fierce animals are rare :  an ecologist's perspective / 
Paul Colinvaux ; with a new foreword by Cristina Eisenberg. 
 - New Princeton science library edition. 
 - xiv, 256 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Princeton science library .
<br/><br/> Originally published: ©1978. With new foreword. 
<br/><br/>The science that reasons why -- Every species has its niche -- Why big fierce animals are rare -- The efficiency of life -- The nation states of trees -- The social lives of plants -- Cycles : a lesson from farming -- Why the sea is blue -- The ocean system -- The regulation of the air -- The curious incident of the lake in the now time -- The succession affair -- Peaceful coexistence -- What hunting animals do -- The social imperatives of space -- Why there are so many species -- The stability in nature -- The people's place. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691178080 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecology.<br/>Ecology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577 COL