Ecology : The Economy of Nature /: The Economy of Nature. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Ricklefs, Rick Relyea.
• Authors: Ricklefs, Robert; Relyea, Rick
• Contents: About the Authors Preface 1 Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method Part I: Life and the Physical Environment 2 Climates and Biomes 3 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments 4 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments 5 Adaptations to Variable Environments Part II: Organisms 6 Evolution and Adaptation 7 Life Histories 8 Reproductive Strategies 9 Social Behaviors Part III: Populations 10 Population Distributions 11 Population Growth and Regulation 12 Population Dynamics Over Space and Time Part IV: Species Interactions 13 Predation and Herbivory 14 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases 15 Competition 16 Mutualism Part V: Communities and Ecosystems 17 Community Structure 18 Community Succession 19 Movement of Energy in Ecosystems 20 Movement of Elements in Ecosystems Part VI: Global Ecology 21 Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity 22 Conservation of Global Biodiversity Appendices Reading Graphs Statistical Tables Answers to 'Analyzing Ecology' and 'Graphing the Data' Glossary Index .
• Edition: Ninth edition
• Publisher Details: New York : WH Freeman
• Publication Date: 2021
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: Life sciences; Ecology ; Applied ecology; Plant ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Applied ecology; Plant ecology; Ecological science, the Biosphere
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781319383824
• Related ISBNs: 9781319383817
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