Ecology :
Begon, Michael.
Ecology : from individuals to ecosystems / Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend, John L. Harper. - 4th ed. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - xii, 738 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-700) and index.
Introduction : ecology and its domain -- 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 : restoration, biosecurity and conservation -- 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 : pest control and harvest management -- The nature of the community : patterns in space and time -- 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 : management based on the theory of succession, food webs, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
1405111178 (hard cover : alk. paper)
9781405111171
2005004136
Ecology.
QH54 / BEG 2006
577
Ecology : from individuals to ecosystems / Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend, John L. Harper. - 4th ed. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - xii, 738 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-700) and index.
Introduction : ecology and its domain -- 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 : restoration, biosecurity and conservation -- 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 : pest control and harvest management -- The nature of the community : patterns in space and time -- 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 : management based on the theory of succession, food webs, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
1405111178 (hard cover : alk. paper)
9781405111171
2005004136
Ecology.
QH54 / BEG 2006
577