Ecology: The Economy of Nature
Ninth EditionRick Relyea
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Ecology: The Economy of Nature
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Learn MoreTable of Contents
About the Authors
Preface
1 Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method
Part I: Life and the Physical Environment
2 Climates and Biomes
3 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments
4 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments
5 Adaptations to Variable Environments
Part II: Organisms
6 Evolution and Adaptation
7 Life Histories
8 Reproductive Strategies
9 Social Behaviors
Part III: Populations
10 Population Distributions
11 Population Growth and Regulation
12 Population Dynamics Over Space and Time
Part IV: Species Interactions
13 Predation and Herbivory
14 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases
15 Competition
16 Mutualism
Part V: Communities and Ecosystems
17 Community Structure
18 Community Succession
19 Movement of Energy in Ecosystems
20 Movement of Elements in Ecosystems
Part VI: Global Ecology
21 Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity
22 Conservation of Global Biodiversity
Appendices
Reading Graphs
Statistical Tables
Answers to “Analyzing Ecology” and “Graphing the Data”
Glossary
Index
Preface
1 Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method
Part I: Life and the Physical Environment
2 Climates and Biomes
3 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments
4 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments
5 Adaptations to Variable Environments
Part II: Organisms
6 Evolution and Adaptation
7 Life Histories
8 Reproductive Strategies
9 Social Behaviors
Part III: Populations
10 Population Distributions
11 Population Growth and Regulation
12 Population Dynamics Over Space and Time
Part IV: Species Interactions
13 Predation and Herbivory
14 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases
15 Competition
16 Mutualism
Part V: Communities and Ecosystems
17 Community Structure
18 Community Succession
19 Movement of Energy in Ecosystems
20 Movement of Elements in Ecosystems
Part VI: Global Ecology
21 Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity
22 Conservation of Global Biodiversity
Appendices
Reading Graphs
Statistical Tables
Answers to “Analyzing Ecology” and “Graphing the Data”
Glossary
Index