Table of Contents
I. WHAT IS ECOLOGY?
1. Introduction to the Science of Ecology
2. Evolution and Ecology
3. Behavioral Ecology
II. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS
4. Analyzing Geographic Distributions
5. Factors That Limit Distributions I: Biotic
6. Factors That Limit Distributions II: Abiotic
7. Distribution and Abundance
III. THE PROBLEM OF ABUNDANCE: POPULATIONS
8. Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques
9. Population Growth
10. Species Interactions I: Competition
11. Species Interactions II: Predation
12. Species Interactions III: Herbivory and Mutualism
13. Species Interactions IV: Disease and Parasitism
14. Regulation of Population Size
15. Applied Problems I: Harvesting Populations
16. Applied Problems II: Pest Control
17. Applied Problems III: Conservation Biology
IV. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
18. Community Structure
19. Community Dynamics I: Biodiversity
20. Community Dynamics II: Predation and Competition
21. Community Dynamics III: Nonequilibrium Communities
22. Ecosystem Metabolism I: Primary Production
23. Ecosystem Metabolism II: Secondary Production
24. Ecosystem Metabolism III: Nutrient Cycles
25. Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates
26. Ecosystem Health: Human Impacts
Appendix I - A Primer on Population Genetics
Appendix II - Instantaneous and Finite Rates
Appendix III - Species Diversity Measures of Heterogeneity
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Species Index
Subject Index
