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Molles, Manuel C;

Ecology: Concepts and Applications - 3rd Edition - Boston, Mass. ; London : McGraw-Hill, 2005. - 622 Pages: color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Included Index

Introduction : what is ecology? --
Natural history --
Life on land --
Life in water --
Individuals --
Temperature relations --
Water relations --
Energy and nutrient relations --
Social relations --
Population ecology --
Population genetics and natural selection --
Population distribution and abundance --
Population dynamics --
Population growth --
Life histories --
Interactions --
Competition --
Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease --
Mutualism --
Communities and ecosystems --
Species abundance and diversity --
Food webs --
Primary production and energy flow --
Nutrient cycling and retention --
Succession and stability --
Large-scale ecology --
Landscape ecoloy --
Geographic ecology --
Global ecology.

Helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology, this introductory general ecology text keeps the presentation more applied than theoretical. It begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter

ISBN: 9780071111683 0071111689

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ecology.

Dewey Class. No.: 574.5 / MOL