Description
Book SynopsisThomas M. Smith, Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, received his Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Tennessee in 1982. The main focus of his research over the past two decades has been to develop an individual based theory of community and ecosystems dynamics. As part of this work he has served on numerous national and international panels that have addressed the potential influence of human activities on the global environment. He has authored over 70 publications based on his research, and he has been recognized as one of the most cited scientists in the field of global change research.
Thomas's work has taken him to over 70 countries and 6 continents. He has served on the faculty of the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa), Australian National University (Canberra, Australia), as well as the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA, USA). In addition, he has held research scientist posit
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
- The Nature of Ecology
- Climate
- The Aquatic Environment
- The Terrestrial Environment
- Adaptation and Natural Selection
- Plant Adaptations to the Environment
- Animal Adaptations to the Environment
- Properties of Populations
- Population Growth
- Life History
- Intraspecific Population Regulation
- Species Interactions, Population Dynamics, and Natural Selection
- Interspecific Competition
- Predation
- Parasitism and Mutualism
- Community Structure
- Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities
- Community Dynamics
- Landscape Dynamics
- Ecosystem Energetics
- Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Aquatic Ecosystems
- Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems
- Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity
- Global Climate Change
