Instant notes in ecology
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Instant notes in ecology
BIOS Scientific Pub., 1998
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Ecology
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Instant Notes in Ecology provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of ecology at an undergraduate level, providing easy access to the core information in the field. The book covers all the important areas of ecology in a format which is ideal for learning and rapid revision.
目次
INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY. What is ecology?. Ten rules in ecology. ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Adaptation. Coping with environmental variation. The niche. CLIMATE. Solar radiation and climate. Microclimate. WATER. The properties of water. Plants and water. Animals and water. TEMPERATURE. Temperature and metabolism. Responses to temperature. Temperature and species distribution. RADIATION. Solar radiation and plants. NUTRIENTS. Sources and cycles. Plants and consumers. Soil formation, properties and classification. POPULATION ECOLOGY. Populations and population structure. Natality, morality and population growth. Density and density dependence. Population dynamics - fluctuations, cycles and chaos. COMPETITION. The nature of competition. Intraspecific competition. Resource partitioning. PREDATION. The nature of predation. Predator behavior and prey response. PARASITISM. The nature of parasitism. The dynamics of parasitism. MUTUALISM. Mutualism. LIFE HISTORY PATTERNS. Life history. BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY. Social group, cooperation and altruism. Sex in ecology. POPULATION GENETICS. Genetic variation. Speciation. ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES. Components and processes. Primary and secondary production. Food chains. COMMUNITIES.The community, structure and stability. Island communities and colonization. Community patterns, competition and predation. COMMUNITY DYNAMICS. Succession. Community responses to disturbance. BIOMES. Ecosystem patterns. Grasslands. Tundra. Forests. Deserts, semi-deserts and shrubland. Saltwater biomes. Freshwater biomes. HARVESTING. Harvesting theory. Fishing and whaling. PEST CONTROL. The pest problem and control strategies. Pesticides and problems. Biological control and integrated pest management. CONSERVATION. Rare species, habit loss and extinction. Conservation strategies. Biological resources and gene banks. POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING. Air, water and soil pollutants. Greenhouse gases and global warming. Ozone. THE ECOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE. Soil erosion and agriculture. Nutrient, water and energy use.
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