Ecology

International Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

The bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-06
Mått:274 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt:1 488 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:648
Upplaga:5
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9781605359281

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Mer om författaren

William D. Bowman is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the Mountain Research Station at the University of Colorado, Boulder.Sally D. Hacker is Professor of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis.

Recensioner i media

Ecology is a well-structured and sufficiently detailed introductory exposure to the field of ecology, with excellent supporting materials to enable a quantitative understanding of the fundamentals of ecology.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Web of LifeUnit 1: Organisms and Their Environment2. The Physical Environment3. The Biosphere4. Coping with Environmental Variation: Temperature and Water5. Coping with Environmental Variation: EnergyUnit 2: Evolutionary Ecology6. Evolution and Ecology7. Life History8. Behavioral EcologyUnit 3: Populations9. Population Distribution and Abundance10. Population Dynamics11. Population Growth and RegulationUnit 4: Species Interactions12. Predation13. Parasitism14. Competition15. Mutualism and CommensalismUnit 5: Communities16. The Nature of Communities17. Change in Communities18. Biogeography19. Species Diversity in CommunitiesUnit 6: Ecosystems20. Production21. Energy Flow and Food Webs22. Nutrient Supply and CyclingUnit 7: Applied and Large-Scale Ecology23. Conservation Biology24. Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management25. Global EcologyAppendix: Some Metric Measurements Used in Ecology