Elements of ecology. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas M. Smith, University of Virginia ; Robert Leo Smith, West Virginia University, Emeritus.
• Other Names: Smith, T. M (Thomas Michael), 1955-; Smith, Leo Robert
• Contents: The nature of ecology -- Climate -- The aquatic environment -- The terrestrial environment -- Adaptation and natural selection -- Plant adaptations to the environment -- Animal adaptations to the environment -- Properties of populations -- Population growth -- Life history -- Intraspecific population regulation -- Species interactions, population dynamics, and natural selection -- Interspecific competition -- Predation -- Parasitism and mutualism -- Community structure -- Factors influencing the structure of communities -- Community dynamics -- Landscape dynamics -- Ecosystem energetics -- Decomposition and nutrient cycling -- Biogeochemical cycles -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Coastal and wetland ecosystems -- Large-scale patterns of biological diversity -- The ecology of climate change.
• Edition: 9th edition
• Publisher Details: Boston : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577; Ecology; Ecology -- Textbooks; Ecology -- Study and teaching (Higher); NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Ecology; Ecology -- Study and teaching (Higher); Ökologie; Écologie; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1292077417; 9781292077413
• Related ISBNs: 9780321934185; 0321934180; 9780321994912; 0321994914; 9781292077406; 1292077409
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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