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General-editor Art is a professor of biology at Williams College and the author of A Garden of Wildflowers (Storey Communications, 1986). Nine contributing editors are all U.S. academics.
The entries are concise, rarely exceeding 100 words. The following is typical: "swimmeret: An abdominal limb or appendage in crustaceans usually used for swimming; it may be used to help females in carrying eggs. Also called a pleopod." Numerous cross-references, indicated by small capitals, are supplied. For example, the entry shield volcano also sends the reader to composite volcano and pyroclastic cones.
A small number of high-quality line drawings are scattered throughout the text. Though rare, they add a lot to the definitions, and more of them would undoubtedly enhance future editions. A 30-page appendix includes the periodic table of the elements, a geologic time scale, and the USDA zone map for temperature.
Comparable sources include the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science & Engineering (McGraw-Hill, 1993) and A Dictionary of the Environment (Van Nostrand, 1993). The latter title is very similar to DEES as both consist of short entries and are virtually unillustrated. DEES defines emerald as "green gemstone variety of the mineral beryl." A Dictionary of the Environment defines it as "green beryl of gem quality." DEES is also similar to The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science [RBB F 1 92].
The Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science will serve any library well as a basic undergraduate and browser's ready-reference source.
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