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This book offers a balance of subject matter emphasis, clearly presented concepts, and engaging, fresh examples to help students gain a clear and solid understanding of Ecology. Emphasis is placed on connections in nature and links to evolution.
| ISBN | 0878930833 | | Pages | 552 | | ISBN13 | 9780878930838
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. | | Weight (grammes) | 1720 | | Imprint | Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. | | Published in | Sunderland | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 283 | | Publication date | 17 Jul 2008 | | Width (mm) | 243 | | Library of Congress | 2008007834 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY | 577 | | Academic level | Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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1. Introduction: The Web of Life UNIT I: ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 2. The Physical Environment 3. The Biosphere 4. Coping with Environmental Variation: Water and Temperature 5. Coping with Environmental Variation: Energy 6. Evolution and Ecology UNIT II: POPULATIONS 7. Life History Analyses 8. Population Distribution and Abundance 9. Population Growth and Regulation 10. Population Dynamics UNIT III: INTERACTIONS AMONG ORGANISMS 11. Competition 12. Predation and Herbivory 13. Parasitism 14. Mutualism and Commensalism UNIT IV: COMMUNITIES 15. Nature of Communities 16. Change in Communities 17. Biogeography 18. Species Diversity UNIT V: ECOSYSTEMS 19. Production 20. Energy Flow and Food Webs 21. Nutrient Supply and Cycling UNIT VI: APPLIED AND LARGE-SCALE ECOLOGY 22. Conservation Biology 23. Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management 24. Global Ecology
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