Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems, 4th Edition
by Michael Begon (University of Liverpool); Colin R. Townsend (University of Otago); John L. Harper (University of Exeter)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-02-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Begon, Townsend, and Harper's Ecology has long been regarded as the definitive textbook on all aspects of ecology. This new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, from the first principles of ecology to the current state of the field, and aims to improve students' preparedness to address the environmental problems of the new millennium.Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition includes: three new chapters on applied ecology, reflecting a rigorous, scientific approach to the ecological problems now facing mankind discussion of over 800 new studies, updating the text throughout an updated, user-friendly design with margin notes and chapter summaries that serve as study aids dedicated website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/begonThe resulting textbook is easy to use, lucid and up-to-date, and is the essential reference for all students whose degree program includes ecology and for practicing ecologists.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Organisms | |
| Organisms in their environments: the evolutionary backdrop | |
| Conditions | |
| Resources | |
| Life, death and life histories | |
| Intraspecific competition | |
| Dispersal, dormancy and metapopulations | |
| Ecological applications at the level of organisms and single-species populations | |
| Species Interactions | |
| Interspecific competition | |
| The nature of predation | |
| The population dynamics of predation | |
| Decomposers and detritivores | |
| Parasitism and disease | |
| Symbiosis and mutualism | |
| Abundance | |
| Ecological applications at the level of population interactions | |
| Communities And Ecosystems | |
| The nature of the community | |
| The flux of energy through ecosystems | |
| The flux of matter through ecosystems | |
| The influence of population interactions on community structure | |
| Food webs | |
| Patterns in species richness | |
| Ecological applications at the level of communities and ecosystems | |
| References | |
| Organism Index | |
| Subject Index | |
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