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Main Author: Cain, Michael L. (Michael Lee), 1956-
Other Authors: Bowman, William D., Hacker, Sally D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • The web of life
  • Organisms and their environment. The physical environment ; The biosphere ; Coping with environmental variation : temperature and water ; Coping with environmental variation : energy ; Evolution and ecology
  • Populations. Life history ; Population distribution and abundance ; Population growth and regulation ; Population dynamics
  • Interaction among organisms. Competition ; Predation and herbivory ; Parasitism ; Mutualism and commensalism
  • Communities. The nature of communities ; Change in communities ; Biogeography ; Species diversity in communities
  • Ecosystems. Production ; Energy flow and food webs ; Nutrient supply and cycling
  • Applied and large-scale ecology. Conservation biology ; Landscape ecology and ecosystem management ; Global ecology.