The Ecology of Bird Communities; Volume 1; Foundations and Patterns; Volume 2; Processs and Variations (Publisher series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press [0-521-42634-0] 1992. (Trade paperback) 539,316pp. Very good plus. 2 volume set. Graphs, tables, illustrations, diagrams, maps, charts, references, index. The spines are lightly faded and the first volume has a minor crease to the bottom corner of the back cover. "The conclusions that may be drawn from the study of bird communities, that is groups of bird species that occur together, have implications that extend beyond birds to community ecology and ecology in general. These volumes present an outstanding review of bird community ecology: up-to-date, critical and exciting. They are the most important texts yet written on this subject, and are likely to become a classic of the ecological literature". Publisher series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology. Vol. 1 Foundations and Patterns. Vol. 2 Processes and Variations. (Natural History, Birds, Ecology, Ornithology).