Ecology

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 ; P...

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1. Verfasser: Cain, Michael L. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bowman, William D. (VerfasserIn), Hacker, Sally D. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Sunderland, Mass. Sinauer 2011
Ausgabe:2. ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Literaturverz. S. 591 - 612
Beschreibung:XXII, 648 S.
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ISBN:9780878934454
978-0-87893-445-4