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Book SynopsisThe bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.
Trade ReviewEcology is a well-structured and sufficiently detailed introductory exposure to the field of ecology, with excellent supporting materials to enable a quantitative understanding of the fundamentals of ecology. * Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University *
A great ecology text with all the major concepts introduced and clear examples needed to give undergraduates a solid background in ecology. * Stephen Conrad, Indiana Wesleyan University *
Ecology is an easy-to-ready text that is engaging for students and has broad coverage of the topics that are central to ecology. * Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University *
Ecology presents material in a very effective way, while also bringing in lots of real world literature and captivating examples. * Patrick Cain, George Gwinnett College *
Table of Contents1. The Web of Life Unit 1: Organisms and Their Environment 2. The Physical Environment 3. The Biosphere 4. Coping with Environmental Variation: Temperature and Water 5. Coping with Environmental Variation: Energy Unit 2: Evolutionary Ecology 6. Evolution and Ecology 7. Life History 8. Behavioral Ecology Unit 3: Populations 9. Population Distribution and Abundance 10. Population Dynamics 11. Population Growth and Regulation Unit 4: Species Interactions 12. Predation 13. Parasitism 14. Competition 15. Mutualism and Commensalism Unit 5: Communities 16. The Nature of Communities 17. Change in Communities 18. Biogeography 19. Species Diversity in Communities Unit 6: Ecosystems 20. Production 21. Energy Flow and Food Webs 22. Nutrient Supply and Cycling Unit 7: Applied and Large-Scale Ecology 23. Conservation Biology 24. Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management 25. Global Ecology Appendix: Some Metric Measurements Used in Ecology
