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Sher, Anna,
Ecology : concepts & applications / Manuel C. Molles Jr., Anna A. Sher. - 9th ed.. International Student edition. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. - xx, 585 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 552-563) and index.
Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers. Section I: Natural history and evolution. -- Life on land -- Life in water -- Population genetics and natural selection. Section II: Adaptations to the environment. -- Temperature relations -- Water relations -- Energy and nutrient relations -- Social relations. Section III: Population ecology. -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth -- Life histories. Section IV: Interactions. -- Species interactions and competition -- Exploitative interactions: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease -- Mutualism. Section V: Communities and ecosystems. -- Species abundance and diversity -- Species interactions and community structure -- Primary and secondary production -- Nutrient cycling and retention -- Succession and stability. Section VI: Large-scale ecology. -- Landscape ecology -- Geographic ecology -- Global ecology. Appendix A: Investigating the evidence. Appendix B: Statistical tables.
9781265286330 1265286337
Ecology.
QH541 / .M553 2019
577 / S551
Ecology : concepts & applications / Manuel C. Molles Jr., Anna A. Sher. - 9th ed.. International Student edition. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. - xx, 585 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 552-563) and index.
Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers. Section I: Natural history and evolution. -- Life on land -- Life in water -- Population genetics and natural selection. Section II: Adaptations to the environment. -- Temperature relations -- Water relations -- Energy and nutrient relations -- Social relations. Section III: Population ecology. -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth -- Life histories. Section IV: Interactions. -- Species interactions and competition -- Exploitative interactions: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease -- Mutualism. Section V: Communities and ecosystems. -- Species abundance and diversity -- Species interactions and community structure -- Primary and secondary production -- Nutrient cycling and retention -- Succession and stability. Section VI: Large-scale ecology. -- Landscape ecology -- Geographic ecology -- Global ecology. Appendix A: Investigating the evidence. Appendix B: Statistical tables.
9781265286330 1265286337
Ecology.
QH541 / .M553 2019
577 / S551