Essentials of ecology

著者

• Begon, Michael
• Howarth, R. W. (Robert W.)
• Townsend, Colin R.

書誌事項

Essentials of ecology

Michael Begon, Robert W. Howarth, Colin R. Townsend

Wiley, c2014

4th ed

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-16, 3rd group) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Essentials of Ecology, 4th Edition presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of and fascination with the natural world. In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications. Full color artwork, simple pedagogical features and a wide range of carefully-chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels.

目次

Part I Introduction 1 Ecology and how to do it 2 Ecology's evolutionary backdrop Part II Conditions and Resources 3 Physical conditions and the availability of resources 4 Climate and the world's biomes Part III Individuals and Populations, Communities and Ecosystems 5 Birth, death and movement 6 Interspecific competition 7 Predation, grazing and disease 8 Molecular and evolutionary ecology Part IV Communities and Ecosystems 9 From populations to communities 10 Patterns in species richness 11 The flux of energy and matter through ecosystems Part V Applied Issues in Ecology 12 Global biogeochemical cycles and their alteration by humans 13 Conservation ecology 14 The ecology of human population growth, disease, and food supply

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB17532377
• ISBN:
  • 9780470909133
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Hoboken, N.J.
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 440, 16, 10 p.
• 大きさ: 28 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 577
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Ecology