Ecology The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance

Name: Ecology The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance
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ISBN: 9780321507433

ISBN-10: 0321507436

ISBN-13: 9780321507433

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Charles Krebs

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Key Message: This best-selling majors-level book, by Charles Krebs, approaches ecology as a series of problems, which are best understood by evaluating empirical evidence through data analysis and application of quantitative reasoning. No otherbook presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style for students. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the new edition emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Key Topics: Introduction to the Science of Ecology, Evolution and Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Analyzing…

Book details

List price: $233.32
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 9/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 8.70" wide x 10.90" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 3.762
Language: English

Charles Krebs is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia and Professor in Ecology at the Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. He is author ofEcology: the Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance(fifth edition) andEcological Methodology(second edition), among other books.




What is Ecology?



Introduction to the Science of Ecology



Evolution and Ecology



Behavioral Ecology



Geographic Distributions



Analyzing Geographic Distributions



Factors That Limit Distributions I: Biotic



Factors That Limit Distributions II: Abiotic



Distribution and Abundance



The Problem of Abundance: Populations



Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques



Population Growth



Species Interactions I: Competition



Species Interactions II: Predation



Species Interactions III: Herbivory and Mutualism



Species Interactions IV: Disease and Parasitism



Regulation of Population Size



Applied Problems I: Harvesting Populations



Applied Problems II: Pest Control



Applied Problems III: Conservation Biology



Distribution and Abundance at the Community Level



Community Structure



Community Dynamics I: Biodiversity



Community Dynamics II: Predation and Competition



Community Dynamics III: Nonequilibrium Communities



Ecosystem Metabolism I: Primary Production



Ecosystem Metabolism II: Secondary Production



Ecosystem Metabolism III: Nutrient Cycles



Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates



Ecosystem Health: Human Impacts



A Primer on Population Genetics



Instantaneous and Finite Rates



Species Diversity Measures of Heterogeneity


Glossary


Bibliography


Credits


Species Index


Subject Index