Ecology: The Economy of Nature

Brief Contents About the Author Preface 1 An Introduction to Ecology Part I: Climates, Climate Change, and Biomes 2 Global Climates 3 Global Climate Change 4 Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes Part II: Adaptations to Environments 5 Evolutionary Ecology 6 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments 7 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments 8 Adaptations to Variable Environments Part III: Life Histories, Reproductive Strategies, and Social Behaviors 9 Life Histories 10 Reproductive Strategies 11 Social Behaviors Part IV: Populations 12 Population Distributions 13 Population Growth and Regulation 14 Population Dynamics over Time and Space Part V: Species Interactions 15 Predation and Herbivory 16 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases 17 Competition 18 Mutualism Part VI: Communities and Ecosystems 19 Community Structure: Biodiversity and Food Webs 20 Community Succession 21 Energy Flow in Ecosystems 22 Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems Part VII: Global Ecology 23 Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity 24 Conservation of Global Biodiversity Appendices Reading Graphs Statistical Tables Answers to Working with Ecological Data Glossary Index