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Ecology : concepts and applications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Molles, Manuel C., Jr., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2005]
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Ecology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : what is ecology?
  • Natural history
  • Life on land
  • Life in water
  • Individuals
  • Temperature relations
  • Water relations
  • Energy and nutrient relations
  • Social relations
  • Population ecology
  • Population genetics and natural selection
  • Population distribution and abundance
  • Population dynamics
  • Population growth
  • Life histories
  • Interactions
  • Competition
  • Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease
  • Mutualism
  • Communities and ecosystems
  • Species abundance and diversity
  • Species interactions and community structure
  • Primary production and energy flow
  • Nutrient cycling and retention
  • Succession and stability
  • Large-scale ecology
  • Landscape ecology
  • Geographic ecology
  • Global ecology.