Ecology : the economy of nature.: the economy of nature. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Economy of nature
• Authors: Ricklefs, Robert E; Relyea, Rick
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method; PART I: LIFE AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; 2. Adaptations to Aquatic Environments; 3. Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments; 4. Adaptations to Variable Environments; 5. Climates and Soils; 6. Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes; PART II: ORGANISMS; 7. Evolution and Adaptation; 8. Life Histories; 9. Reproductive Strategies; 10. Social Behaviors; PART III: POPULATIONS; 11. Population Distributions; 12. Population Growth and Regulation; 13. Population Dynamics over Space and Time; PART IV: SPECIES INTERACTIONS; 14. Predation and Herbivory; 15. Parasites and Pathogens; 16. Competition; 17. Mutualisms; PART V: COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS; 18. Community Structure; 19. Community Succession and Development; 20. Energy in the Ecosystem; 21. Pathways of Elements in the Ecosystem; 22. Nutrient Regeneration in the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems; PART VI: GLOBAL ECOLOGY; 23. Global Patterns of Biodiversity; 24. Global Conservation
• Edition: 7th edition
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (620 pages)
• Subjects: 577; Ecology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781319021641; 1319021646
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