Ecology is a well-structured and sufficiently detailed introductory exposure to the field of ecology, with excellent supporting materials to enable a quantitative understanding of the fundamentals of ecology.

Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University

A great ecology text with all the major concepts introduced and clear examples needed to give undergraduates a solid background in ecology.

Stephen Conrad, Indiana Wesleyan University

Ecology is an easy-to-ready text that is engaging for students and has broad coverage of the topics that are central to ecology.

Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University

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Ecology presents material in a very effective way, while also bringing in lots of real world literature and captivating examples.

Patrick Cain, George Gwinnett College

The bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.
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The bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.
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1. The Web of Life Unit 1: Organisms and Their Environment 2. The Physical Environment 3. The Biosphere 4. Coping with Environmental Variation: Temperature and Water 5. Coping with Environmental Variation: Energy Unit 2: Evolutionary Ecology 6. Evolution and Ecology 7. Life History 8. Behavioral Ecology Unit 3: Populations 9. Population Distribution and Abundance 10. Population Dynamics 11. Population Growth and Regulation Unit 4: Species Interactions 12. Predation 13. Parasitism 14. Competition 15. Mutualism and Commensalism Unit 5: Communities 16. The Nature of Communities 17. Change in Communities 18. Biogeography 19. Species Diversity in Communities Unit 6: Ecosystems 20. Production 21. Energy Flow and Food Webs 22. Nutrient Supply and Cycling Unit 7: Applied and Large-Scale Ecology 23. Conservation Biology 24. Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management 25. Global Ecology Appendix: Some Metric Measurements Used in Ecology
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"Ecology is a well-structured and sufficiently detailed introductory exposure to the field of ecology, with excellent supporting materials to enable a quantitative understanding of the fundamentals of ecology."--Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University "A great ecology text with all the major concepts introduced and clear examples needed to give undergraduates a solid background in ecology."--Stephen Conrad, Indiana Wesleyan University "Ecology is an easy-to-ready text that is engaging for students and has broad coverage of the topics that are central to ecology."--Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University "Ecology presents material in a very effective way, while also bringing in lots of real world literature and captivating examples."--Patrick Cain, George Gwinnett College
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William D. Bowman is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the Mountain Research Station at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Sally D. Hacker is Professor of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781605359281
Publisert
2020
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
1488 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
274 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
648

Biografisk notat

William D. Bowman is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the Mountain Research Station at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Sally D. Hacker is Professor of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis.