Ecological World View

Name: Ecological World View
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ISBN: 9780520254794

ISBN-10: 0520254791

ISBN-13: 9780520254794

Edition: 2010

Authors: Charles Krebs, Briana Elwood

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This new textbook fills an important niche by offering a lively overview of the principles of ecology for a broad audience including college level science and biology students as well as readers interested in the fundamentals of ecological science. Filled with many vivid examples of topic issues and current events, "The Ecological World View "develops a basic understanding of how the natural world works and of how humans interact with the planet's natural ecosystems. It briefly and lucidly covers the history of ecology and describes the general approaches of the scientific method, then takes a wide-ranging look at basic principles of population dynamics and applies them to everyday…

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.63" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 4.488
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.



An Introduction to Ecology


Geographic Ecology


What Limits Geographic Distribution?


Behavioral Ecology: Evolution in Action


Population Dynamics-Abundance in Space


Population Dynamics-Abundance in Time


Negative Species Interactions-Predation, Herbivory and Competition


Negative Species Interactions-Infection and Parasitism


Positive Interaction Between Species-Mutualism and Commensalism


Population Regulation and the Balance of Nature


Community Dynamics-Succession


Community Dynamics-Biodiversity


Community Dynamics-Food Webs


Community Dynamics-Disturbance Ecology


Ecosystem Ecology-Energy Flows and Production


Ecosystem Ecology-Nutrient Recycling


Landscape Ecology-Intermingled Ecosystems


Harvesting Populations-How to Fish Sustainably


Pest Control: Why We Cannot Eliminate Pests


Conservation Biology: Endangered Species and Ecosystems


Ecosystem Health and Human Impacts


References


Index