Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance
This best-selling majors-level book, by Charles Krebs, approaches ecology as a series of problems, which are best understood by evaluating empirical evidence through data analysis and application of quantitative reasoning. No otherbook presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style for students. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the new edition emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses...
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This best-selling majors-level book, by Charles Krebs, approaches ecology as a series of problems, which are best understood by evaluating empirical evidence through data analysis and application of quantitative reasoning. No otherbook presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style for students. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the new edition emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Introduction to the Science of Ecology, Evolution and Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Analyzing Geographic Distributions,Factors That Limit Distributions I: Biotic, Factors That Limit Distributions II: Abiotic, Distribution and Abundance, Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques, Population Growth, Species Interactions I: Competition, Species Interactions II: Predation, Species Interactions III: Herbivory and Mutualism, Species Interactions IV: Disease and Parasitism, Regulation of Population Size, Applied Problems I: Harvesting Populations, Applied Problems II: Pest Control, Applied Problems III: Conservation Biology, Community Structure, Community Dynamics I: Biodiversity, Community Dynamics II: Predation and Competition, Community Dynamics III: Nonequilibrium Communities, Ecosystem Metabolism I: Primary Production, Ecosystem Metabolism II: Secondary Production, Ecosystem Metabolism III: Nutrient Cycles, Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates,Ecosystem Health: Human Impacts. Intended for those interested in learning the basics of ecology Booknews This text is not an encyclopedia of ecology, and it does not focus on descriptive ecology. Instead, it presents basic issues and theories, with emphasis on the cultivation of experimental techniques to answer ecological questions. The new edition adds material on conservation biology, community organization, and the integration of evolutionary and functional ecology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
I. WHAT IS ECOLOGY?1. Introduction to the Science of Ecology2. Evolution and Ecology3. Behavioral EcologyII. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS4. Analyzing Geographic Distributions5. Factors That Limit Distributions I: Biotic6. Factors That Limit Distributions II: Abiotic7. Distribution and AbundanceIII. THE PROBLEM OF ABUNDANCE: POPULATIONS8. Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques9. Population Growth10. Species Interactions I: Competition11. Species Interactions II: Predation12. Species Interactions III: Herbivory and Mutualism13. Species Interactions IV: Disease and Parasitism14. Regulation of Population Size15. Applied Problems I: Harvesting Populations16. Applied Problems II: Pest Control17. Applied Problems III: Conservation BiologyIV. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL18. Community Structure19. Community Dynamics I: Biodiversity20. Community Dynamics II: Predation and Competition21. Community Dynamics III: Nonequilibrium Communities22. Ecosystem Metabolism I: Primary Production23. Ecosystem Metabolism II: Secondary Production24. Ecosystem Metabolism III: Nutrient Cycles25. Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates26. Ecosystem Health: Human ImpactsAppendix I - A Primer on Population GeneticsAppendix II - Instantaneous and Finite RatesAppendix III - Species Diversity Measures of HeterogeneityGlossaryBibliographyCreditsSpecies IndexSubject Index
\ BooknewsThis text is not an encyclopedia of ecology, and it does not focus on descriptive ecology. Instead, it presents basic issues and theories, with emphasis on the cultivation of experimental techniques to answer ecological questions. The new edition adds material on conservation biology, community organization, and the integration of evolutionary and functional ecology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
