The Ecological World View

Charles Krebs

• Editorial: CSIRO PUBLISHING
• Año: 2008
• ISBN:
  9780643100015
• Categoría: Biowissenschaften
• Categoría: Biologie

This new textbook fills an important niche by offering a lively overview of the principles of ecology for a broad range of university-level science and biology courses. Written for those who need to understand key ecological concepts but may specialise in other fields, it is filled with many vivid examples of topical issues and current events.

The Ecological World View briefly covers the history of ecology and describes the general approach of the scientific method, then takes a wide-ranging look at basic principles of population dynamics and applies them to everyday practical problems.

Each chapter clearly presents key concepts and learning objectives, combined with thought-provoking, open-ended questions to facilitate discussion. Stimulating, appealing and written in non-technical language, this is an essential resource for understanding how the ecological world works.

Índice

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Contents
• Chapter 1: An Introduction To Ecology
• Chapter 2: Geographic Ecology
• Chapter 3: What Limits Geographic Distribution?
• Chapter 4: Behavioral Ecology: Evolution In Action
• Chapter 5: Population Dynamics—Abundance In Space
• Chapter 6: Population Dynamics—Abundance In Time
• Chapter 7: Negative Species Interactions—Predation, Herbivory And Competition
• Chapter 8: Negative Species Interactions—Infection And Parasitism
• Chapter 9: Positive Interaction Between Species—Mutualism And Commensalism
• Chapter 10: Population Regulation And The Balance Of Nature
• Chapter 11: Community Dynamics—Succession
• Chapter 12: Community Dynamics—Biodiversity
• Chapter 13: Community Dynamics—Food Webs
• Chapter 14: Community Dynamics—Disturbance Ecology
• Chapter 15: Ecosystem Ecology—Energy Flows And Production
• Chapter 16: Ecosystem Ecology—Nutrient Recycling
• Chapter 17: Landscape Ecology—Intermingled Ecosystems
• Chapter 18: Harvesting Populations—How To Fish Sustainably
• Chapter 19: Pest Control: Why We Cannot Eliminate Pests
• Chapter 20: Conservation Biology: Endangered Species And Ecosystems
• Chapter 21: Ecosystem Health And Human Impacts
• References
• Index