Essentials of Ecology 4th edition

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ISBN:

9780470909133

Publication Date:

26 Sep 2014

Edition/language:

4th edition / English

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Pages:

480 pages

Format:

Paperback

For delivery:

Estimated despatch 22 May 2024

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Essentials of Ecology, 4th Edition presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of and fascination with the natural world. In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications. Full color artwork, simple pedagogical features and a wide range of carefully-chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels.

Part I Introduction 1 Ecology and how to do it 2 Ecology's evolutionary backdrop Part II Conditions and Resources 3 Physical conditions and the availability of resources 4 Climate and the world's biomes Part III Individuals and Populations, Communities and Ecosystems 5 Birth, death and movement 6 Interspecific competition 7 Predation, grazing and disease 8 Molecular and evolutionary ecology Part IV Communities and Ecosystems 9 From populations to communities 10 Patterns in species richness 11 The flux of energy and matter through ecosystems Part V Applied Issues in Ecology 12 Global biogeochemical cycles and their alteration by humans 13 Conservation ecology 14 The ecology of human population growth, disease, and food supply

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Essentials of Ecology 4th edition

Paperback by Begon, Michael (University of Liverpool); Howarth, Robert W. (Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA); Townsend, Colin R. (Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)

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