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This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book 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. Its unique organization of focusing only on several key concepts in each chapter sets it apart from the competition.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1 Introduction What Is Ecology?
- Chapter 2 Life on Land
- Chapter 3 Life in Water
- Chapter 4 Temperature Relations
- Chapter 5 Water Relations
- Chapter 6 Energy and Nutrient Relations
- Chapter 7 Social Relations
- Chapter 8 Population Genetics and Natural Selection
- Chapter 9 Population Distribution and Abundance
- Chapter 10 Population Dynamics
- Chapter 11 Population Growth
- Chapter 12 Life Histories
- Chapter 13 Competition
- Chapter 14 Exploitative Interactions: Predation, Herbivory, Parasitism, and Disease
- Chapter 15 Mutualism
- Chapter 16 Species Abundance and Diversity
- Chapter 17 Species Interactions and Community Structure
- Chapter 18 Primary Production and Energy Flow
- Chapter 19 Nutrient Cycling and Retention
- Chapter 20 Succession and Stability
- Chapter 21 Landscape Ecology
- Chapter 22 Geographic Ecology
- Chapter 23 Global Ecology
- Back Matter
