Fundamentals of Human Ecology

Name: Fundamentals of Human Ecology
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ISBN: 9780133151770

ISBN-10: 0133151778

ISBN-13: 9780133151770

Edition: 1st 1998

Authors: Edward J. Kormondy, Daniel E. Brown

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Book details

List price: $106.20
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/9/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 503
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Evolution: Then and Now



Basic Concepts of Ecology



Approaches to Human Ecology



Population



Population Ecology



The Human Population



Stressors



Stress and Environmental Physiology



Human Adaptation to Cold and Heat



Adaptation to Altitude, High Activity, and Other Physical Stressors



Adaptation to Biotic Stressors: Malnutrition and Infectious Disease



Modernization, Stress, and Chronic Disease



Resource Acquisition



Resources and Community Ecology



Biomes and Human Populations



Ecological Energetics



Human Adaptation and Energy Flow



Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems



Human Populations and Nutrient Cycles



Optimization Models in Human Ecology



CONCLUSION



Human Ecology and the Ecology of Humans


Glossary


References


Index