{"product_id":"ecology-the-experimental-analysis-of-distribution-and-abundance-9781292026275","title":"Ecology The Experimental Analysis of Distribution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Krebs\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota and earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. In addition to teaching ecology for 40 years, he works extensively on the population of rodents in Northern Canada, the United States, and Australia, trying to understand the mechanisms behind population fluctuations. He has published three ecology textbooks including \u003cstrong\u003eEcology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Sixth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEcological Methodology, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e both published by Benjamin Cummings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction to the Science of Ecology \u003cbr\u003e2. Evolution and Ecology \u003cbr\u003e3. Behavioral Ecology \u003cbr\u003e4. Analyzing Geographic Distributions \u003cbr\u003e5. Factors That Limit Distributions I: Biotic \u003cbr\u003e6. Factors That Limit Distributions II: Abiotic \u003cbr\u003e7. Distribution and Abundance \u003cbr\u003e8. Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques \u003cbr\u003e9. Population Growth \u003cbr\u003e10. Species Interactions I: Competition \u003cbr\u003e11. Species Interactions II: Predation \u003cbr\u003e12. Species Interactions III: Herbivory and Mutualism \u003cbr\u003e13. Species Interactions IV: Disease and Parasitism \u003cbr\u003e14. Regulation of Population Size \u003cbr\u003e15. Applied Problems I: Harvesting Populations \u003cbr\u003e16. Applied Problems II: Pest Control \u003cbr\u003e17. Applied Problems III: Conservation Biology \u003cbr\u003e18. Community Structure in Space: Biodiversity \u003cbr\u003e19. Community Structure in Time: Succession \u003cbr\u003e20. Community Dynamics I: Predation and Competition in Equilibrial Communities \u003cbr\u003e21. Community Dynamics II: Disturbance and Nonequilibrium Communities \u003cbr\u003e22. Ecosystem Metabolism I: Primary Production \u003cbr\u003e23. Ecosystem Metabolism II: Secondary Production \u003cbr\u003e24. Ecosystem Metabolism III: Nutrient Cycles \u003cbr\u003e25. Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates \u003cbr\u003e26. Ecosystem Health and Human Impacts \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: A Primer on Population Genetics \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Instantaneous and Finite Rates \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Species Diversity Measures of Heterogeneity \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039303106903,"sku":"9781292026275","price":69.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781292026275.jpg?v=1750943244","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecology-the-experimental-analysis-of-distribution-and-abundance-9781292026275","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}