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Ecology : concepts and applications / Manuel C. Molles, Jr.

By: Molles, Manuel C. (Manuel Carl), 1948-.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill/Higher Education, c2005Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xviii, 622 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0072439696 (pbk.).Subject(s): EcologyDDC classification: 577
Contents:
Preface. - 1. Introduction : what is ecology? - Sect 1. Natural history. 2. Life on land. 3. Life in water. - Sect 2. Individuals. 4. Temperature relations. 5. Water relations. 6. Energy and nutrient relations. 7. Social relations. Sect 3. Population ecology. 8. Population genetics and natural selection. 9. Population distribution and abundance. 10. Population dynamics. 11. Population growth. 12. Life histories. Sect. 4. Interactions. 13. Competition. 14. Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease. 15. Mutualism. Sect 5. Communities and ecosystems. 16. Species abundance and diversity. 17. Species interactions and community structure. 18. Primary production and energy flow. 19. Nutrient cycling and retention. 20. Succession and stability. - Sect 6. Large-scale ecology. 21. Landscape ecoloy. 22. Geographic ecology. 23. Global ecology. Appendix A. Abbreviations used in this text. - Appendix B. List of chapter concepts. - Appendix C. Statistical tables. - Glossary. - References. - Credits. - Index.
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Preface. - 1. Introduction : what is ecology? - Sect 1. Natural history. 2. Life on land. 3. Life in water. - Sect 2. Individuals. 4. Temperature relations. 5. Water relations. 6. Energy and nutrient relations. 7. Social relations. Sect 3. Population ecology. 8. Population genetics and natural selection. 9. Population distribution and abundance. 10. Population dynamics. 11. Population growth. 12. Life histories. Sect. 4. Interactions. 13. Competition. 14. Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease. 15. Mutualism. Sect 5. Communities and ecosystems. 16. Species abundance and diversity. 17. Species interactions and community structure. 18. Primary production and energy flow. 19. Nutrient cycling and retention. 20. Succession and stability. - Sect 6. Large-scale ecology. 21. Landscape ecoloy. 22. Geographic ecology. 23. Global ecology. Appendix A. Abbreviations used in this text. - Appendix B. List of chapter concepts. - Appendix C. Statistical tables. - Glossary. - References. - Credits. - Index.