Ecology
From Individuals to Ecosystems
by Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend
5th Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119279358 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119279310 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 5th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 864 |
Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems, 5th Edition, serves as a comprehensive reference reviewing the breadth of ecological science and addressing modern environmental issues. The volume establishes foundational principles across biological scales, ranging from individual organisms to complete ecosystems.
Core thematic areas include how organisms interact with environmental conditions, the dynamics of populations and species interactions, and the flux of energy and matter through biological communities. The text also connects fundamental principles to changing global environments.
Presented in full color, this updated volume incorporates empirical findings from more than one thousand recent studies. It provides an extensive scientific resource for students, researchers, and practicing ecologists.
Table of Contents
Chapter Introduction: Ecology and its Domain
Chapter 1: Organisms in their Environments: the Evolutionary Backdrop
Chapter 2: Conditions
Chapter 3: Resources
Chapter 4: Matters of Life and Death
Chapter 5: Intraspecific Competition
Chapter 6: Movement and Metapopulations
Chapter 7: Life History Ecology and Evolution
Chapter 8: Interspecific Competition
Chapter 9: The Nature of Predation
Chapter 10: The Population Dynamics of Predation
Chapter 11: Decomposers and Detritivores
Chapter 12: Parasitism and Disease
Chapter 13: Facilitation: Mutualism and Commensalism
Chapter 14: Abundance
Chapter 15: Pest Control Harvesting and Conservation
Chapter 16: Community Modules and the Structure of Ecological Communities
Chapter 17: Food Webs
Chapter 18: Patterns in Community Composition in Space and Time
Chapter 19: Patterns in Biodiversity and their Conservation
Chapter 20: The Flux of Energy through Ecosystems
Chapter 21: The Flux of Matter through Ecosystems
Chapter 22: Ecology in a Changing World
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