Chance and Change

by Drury, William Holland; Anderson, John G. T.

• ISBN13: 9780520211551
• ISBN10: 0520211553
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand

Summary

Intended for the serious amateur naturalist or professional conservationist, this critical book opens readers' eyes to a new way of looking at the environment and forces them to think more deeply about nature and their role in it. Photos and drawings.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix	(2)
Foreword	xi	(4)
Editor's Introduction	xv	(6)
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	1	(10)
1. Natural Curiosity	11	(15)
2. The Seashore	26	(17)
3. Salt Marshes	43	(14)
4. Rivers, Floodplains, and Bogs	57	(10)
5. Geological Activity and the Response of Vegetation on Upland Slopes	67	(14)
6. Contrasting Perceptions of the Landscape and Forests of the Appalachians	81	(13)
7. Secondary Succession	94	(18)
8. Studies in Evolutionary Biology	112	(16)
9. Population Balance, Equilibrium, and Density Dependence	128	(17)
10. Habitats and Competition	145	(14)
11. Predation, Frugivory, and Pollination: Strong Forces Operating between Species	159	(23)
12. Human Ecology and Conservation	182	(19)
Afterword	201	(2)
Appendix: Species List, Taxonomically Arranged	203	(14)
About the Author	217	(2)
Index	219