Ecology
eBook - PDF

Ecology

From Individuals to Ecosystems

  1. 752 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Ecology

From Individuals to Ecosystems

About this book

Begon, Townsend, and Harper's Ecology has long been regarded as the definitive textbook on all aspects of ecology. This new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, from the first principles of ecology to the current state of the field, and aims to improve students' preparedness to address the environmental problems of the new millennium.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition includes:

  • three new chapters on applied ecology, reflecting a rigorous, scientific approach to the ecological problems now facing mankind
  • discussion of over 800 new studies, updating the text throughout
  • an updated, user-friendly design with margin notes and chapter summaries that serve as study aids

The resulting textbook is easy to use, lucid and up-to-date, and is the essential reference for all students whose degree program includes ecology and for practicing ecologists.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781405111171
eBook ISBN
9781405151986
Edition
4
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction: Ecology and its Domain
  6. Part 1 Organisms
  7. Chapter 1 Organisms in their Environments: the Evolutionary Backdrop
  8. Chapter 2 Conditions
  9. Chapter 3 Resources
  10. Chapter 4 Life, Death and Life Histories
  11. Chapter 5 Intraspecific Competition
  12. Chapter 6 Dispersal, Dormancy and Metapopulations
  13. Chapter 7 Ecological Applications at the Level of Organisms and Single-Species Populations: Restoration, Biosecurity and Conservation
  14. Part 2 Species Interactions
  15. Chapter 8 Interspecific Competition
  16. Chapter 9 The Nature of Predation
  17. Chapter 10 The Population Dynamics of Predation
  18. Chapter 11 Decomposers and Detritivores
  19. Chapter 12 Parasitism and Disease
  20. Chapter 13 Symbiosis and Mutualism
  21. Chapter 14 Abundance
  22. Chapter 15 Ecological Applications at the Level of Population Interactions: Pest Control and Harvest Management
  23. Part 3 Communities and Ecosystems
  24. Chapter 16 The Nature of the Community: Patterns in Space and Time
  25. Chapter 17 The Flux of Energy through Ecosystems
  26. Chapter 18 The Flux of Matter through Ecosystems
  27. Chapter 19 The Influence of Population Interactions on Community Structure
  28. Chapter 20 Food Webs
  29. Chapter 21 Patterns in Species Richness
  30. Chapter 22 Ecological Applications at the Level of Communities and Ecosystems: Management Based on the Theory of Succession, Functioning and Biodiversity
  31. References
  32. Organism index
  33. Subject index