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* In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications. * Full color artwork, simple pedagogical features, and a wide range of carefully-chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction

1 Ecology and how to do it

2 Ecology’s evolutionary backdrop

Part II Conditions and Resources

3 Physical conditions and the availability of resources

4 Climate and the world’s biomes

Part III Individuals and Populations, Communities and Ecosystems

5 Birth, death and movement

6 Interspecific competition

7 Predation, grazing and disease

8 Molecular and evolutionary ecology

Part IV Communities and Ecosystems

9 From populations to communities

10 Patterns in species richness

11 The flux of energy and matter through ecosystems

Part V Applied Issues in Ecology

12 Global biogeochemical cycles and their alteration by humans

13 Conservation ecology

14 The ecology of human population growth, disease, and food supply

Essentials of Ecology

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 26 September 2014
      ISBN-13 9780470909133
      978-0470909133
      ISBN-10 0470909137
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Ecological science, the Biosphere

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications. * Full color artwork, simple pedagogical features, and a wide range of carefully-chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels.

      Table of Contents

      Part I Introduction

      1 Ecology and how to do it

      2 Ecology’s evolutionary backdrop

      Part II Conditions and Resources

      3 Physical conditions and the availability of resources

      4 Climate and the world’s biomes

      Part III Individuals and Populations, Communities and Ecosystems

      5 Birth, death and movement

      6 Interspecific competition

      7 Predation, grazing and disease

      8 Molecular and evolutionary ecology

      Part IV Communities and Ecosystems

      9 From populations to communities

      10 Patterns in species richness

      11 The flux of energy and matter through ecosystems

      Part V Applied Issues in Ecology

      12 Global biogeochemical cycles and their alteration by humans

      13 Conservation ecology

      14 The ecology of human population growth, disease, and food supply

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