Essentials of Ecology presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of and fascination with the natural world. 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.
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
Show moreEssentials of Ecology presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of and fascination with the natural world. 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.
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
Show morePart 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
Colin R. Townsend is the Director of the Ecology,
Conservation and Biodiversity Research Group at the University of
Otago. He has published over 150 ecology papers and books,
including the best-selling and award-winning Ecology, 4th
Edition, with co-authors Michael Begon and John L. Harper. He is
also co-editor of the international journal Freshwater
Biology.
Michael Begon is Professor of Ecology in the School
of Biological Sciences at the University of Liverpool. He has
authored several books in addition to Ecology and around 150
research articles. His current research interests are focused on
the population ecology of pathogens in wildlife populations.
Robert Howarth chairs the International SCOPE Biofuels
Project, directs the Agriculture, Energy & the Environment Program
(AEEP, formerly AEP) at Cornell University, and represents the
State of New York on the science and technical advisory committee
of the Chesapeake Bay Program. He is the Founding Editor of the
journal "Biogeochemistry" (Editor-in-Chief from 1983 to 2004). He
has worked extensively on environmental issues related to
human-induced changes in the sulphur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and
carbon cycles, the impacts of global climate change, and
interaction of energy systems and the environment.
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