Ecology: Concepts and Applications (Record no. 12475)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01588nam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780071111683 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0071111689 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 574.5 |
| Item number | MOL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Molles, Manuel C; |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ecology: Concepts and Applications |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 3rd Edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Boston, Mass. ; |
| Name of publisher | London : McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 622 Pages: |
| Other physical details | color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction : what is ecology? --<br/>Natural history --<br/>Life on land --<br/>Life in water --<br/>Individuals --<br/>Temperature relations --<br/>Water relations --<br/>Energy and nutrient relations --<br/>Social relations --<br/>Population ecology --<br/>Population genetics and natural selection --<br/>Population distribution and abundance --<br/>Population dynamics --<br/>Population growth --<br/>Life histories --<br/>Interactions --<br/>Competition --<br/>Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease --<br/>Mutualism --<br/>Communities and ecosystems --<br/>Species abundance and diversity --<br/>Food webs --<br/>Primary production and energy flow --<br/>Nutrient cycling and retention --<br/>Succession and stability --<br/>Large-scale ecology --<br/>Landscape ecoloy --<br/>Geographic ecology --<br/>Global ecology. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Ecology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 23/11/2004 | Purchased | 3074.50 | 574.5 MOL | 009162 | Reference Books |