Elements of Ecology : Elements of Ecology Updated,9780321042804

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Elements of Ecology : Elements of Ecology Updated

by Robert L. Smith; Thomas M. Smith; T. M. Smith

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4th

ISBN13:

9780321042804

ISBN10:

0321042808

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

12/1/1999

Publisher(s):

Addison-Wesley

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With its unique modular organization and striking four-color art program, Elements of Ecology provides a clear introduction to ecology. The Fourth Edition Update not only presents the principles of ecology but shows their relationship to today's most pressing environmental issues in a way that is meaningful to readers.

PART I WHAT IS ECOLOGY?

(28)

The Nature of Ecology

(7)

The Organism and its Environment

(11)

Key Processes of Exchange

(9)

Ecological Application: How a Lack of Mushrooms Helped Power the Industrial Revolution

I-A

PART II CONDITIONS FOR LIFE

(96)

Climate

(13)

Light

(12)

Temperature

(16)

Moisture

(14)

Periodicity

(11)

Nutrients

(13)

Soil

109

(16)

Ecological Application: St. Patrick and the Absence of Snakes in Ireland

II-A

PART III POPULATIONS

125

(142)

Properties of Populations

126

(10)

Life History Patterns

136

(13)

Population Growth

149

(16)

Intraspecific Population Regulation

165

(12)

Interspecific Competition

177

(15)

Predation

192

(16)

Parasitism and Mutualism

208

(16)

Human Interactions with Natural Populations

224

(18)

Population Genetics and Speciation

242

(25)

Ecological Application: The Complete Receipe for Apple Pie

III-A

PART IV COMMUNITIES

267

(46)

Community Structure

268

(11)

Community Dynamics

279

(23)

Processes Shaping Communities

302

(11)

Ecological Application: Asteroids, Bulldozers, and Biodiversity

IV-A

PART V ECOSYSTEMS

313

(76)

Production in Ecosystems

314

(14)

Trophic Structure

328

(14)

Biogeochemical Cycles

342

(21)

Global Environmental Change

363

(26)

Ecological Application: Time to Rethink the Lawn

V-A

PART VI A GUIDE TO ECOSYSTEMS

389

Introduction: Ecosystem Patterns

390

(6)

Grasslands and Savannas

396

(12)

Shrublands and Deserts

408

(11)

Tundra and Taiga

419

(11)

Temperate Forests

430

(12)

Tropical Forests

442

(9)

Lakes and Ponds

451

(12)

Freshwater Wetlands

463

(11)

Streams and Rivers

474

(13)

Oceans

487

(11)

Intertidal Zones and Coral Reefs

498

(10)

Estuaries, Salt Marshes, and Mangrove Forests

508

Ecological Application: Time is on Their Side

VI-A

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