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Ecology : concepts and applications / Manuel C. Molles Jr., University of New Mexico, Anna A. Sher, University of Denver.

By: Molles, Manuel C., Jr, 1948- [author.].
Contributor(s): Sher, Anna [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookEdition: Eighth edition.Description: xx, 572 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781259880056 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1259880052 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781260136913 (looseleaf); 1260136914 (looseleaf).Subject(s): EcologyDDC classification: 577
Contents:
Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers -- Section I: Natural history and evolution. Life on land ; Life in water ; Population genetics and natural selection -- Section II: Adaptations to the environment. Temperature relations ; Water relations ; Energy and nutrient relations ; Social relations -- Section III: Population ecology. Population distribution and abundance ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Life histories -- Section IV: Interactions. Species interactions and competition ; Exploitative interactions : predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease ; Mutualism -- Section V: Communities and ecosystems. Species abundance and diversity ; Species interactions and community structure ; Primary and secondary production ; Nutrient cycling and retention ; Succession and stability -- Section VI: Large-scale ecology. Landscape ecology ; Geographic ecology ; Global ecology -- Appendix A: Investigating the evidence -- Appendix B: Statistical tables.
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General Circulation Books General Circulation Books Staff Office QH541 .M55 2011 (Browse shelf) Available S.O - CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED WATER AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CIWRM)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers -- Section I: Natural history and evolution. Life on land ; Life in water ; Population genetics and natural selection -- Section II: Adaptations to the environment. Temperature relations ; Water relations ; Energy and nutrient relations ; Social relations -- Section III: Population ecology. Population distribution and abundance ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Life histories -- Section IV: Interactions. Species interactions and competition ; Exploitative interactions : predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease ; Mutualism -- Section V: Communities and ecosystems. Species abundance and diversity ; Species interactions and community structure ; Primary and secondary production ; Nutrient cycling and retention ; Succession and stability -- Section VI: Large-scale ecology. Landscape ecology ; Geographic ecology ; Global ecology -- Appendix A: Investigating the evidence -- Appendix B: Statistical tables.

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