W. H. Freeman and Company, 2008. - 642 pp
Brief Contents
Introduction
Life and the Physical Environment
Adaptations to the Physical Environment: Water and Nutrients
Adaptations to the Physical Environment: Light, Energy, and Heat
Variation in the Environment: Climate, Water, and Soil
The Biome Concept in Ecology
Organisms
Evolution and Adaptation
Life Histories and Evolutionary Fitness
Sex and Evolution
Family, Society, and Evolution
Populations
The Distribution and Spatial Structure of Populations
Population Growth and Regulation
Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Populations
Population Genetics
Species Interactions
Species Interactions
Dynamics of Consumer–Resource Interactions
Competition
Evolution of Species Interactions
Communities
Community Structure
Ecological Succession and Community Development
Biodiversity
History, Biogeography, and Biodiversity
Brief contents
Ecosystems
Energy in the Ecosystem
Pathways of Elements in Ecosystems
Nutrient Regeneration in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems
Ecological Applications
Landscape Ecology
Biodiversity, Extinction, and Conservation
Economic Development and Global Ecology
