Ecology : the economy of nature.
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TextLanguage: English Copyright date: New York : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2014Edition: 7th edition / Robert E. Ricklefs and Rick RelyeaDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 9781429249959
- 1429249951
- Economy of nature
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- QH541 .R54 2014
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Biblioteca Jardín Botánico | 577 R5397e 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Ej. 3 | Available | 005601 |
Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Ecology, evolution, and the scientific method -- Part I: Life and the physical environment. Adaptations to aquatic environments -- Adaptations to terrestrial environments -- Adaptations to variable environments -- Climates and soils -- Terrestrial and aquatic biomes -- Part II: Organisms. Evolution and adaptation -- Life histories -- Reproductive strategies -- Social behaviors -- Part III: Populations. Population distributions -- Population growth and regulation -- Population dynamics over space and time -- Part IV: Species interactions. Predation and herbivory -- Parasitism and infectious diseases -- Competition -- Mutualism -- Part V: Communities and ecosystems. Community structure -- Community succession -- Movement of energy in ecosystems -- Movement of elements in ecosystems -- Part VI: Global ecology. Landscape ecology, biogeography, and global biodiversity -- Global conservation of biodiversity -- Appendices: Reading graphs -- Statistical tables -- Answers to analyzing ecology and graphing the data exercises -- Glossary.
A comprehensive survey of the fundamentals of ecology. The fundamentals are illustrated by examples, many involving quantitative aspects.
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