Peter Stiling, co-author of Biology by Brooker et al., has written a new first edition ecology text. The main goal in creating a new ecology text is to show how ecology is important in understanding global change. The book's main aim is to teach the basic principles of ecology and to relate these principles to many of the Earth's ecological problems. Users who purchase Connect receive access to the full online ebook version of the textbook.
Peter Stiling, co-author of Biology by Brooker et al., has written a new first edition ecology text. The main goal in creating a new ecology text is to show how ecology is important in understanding global change. The book's main aim is to teach the basic principles of ecology and to relate these principles to many of the Earth's ecological problems. Users who purchase Connect receive access to the full online ebook version of the textbook.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Stiling is a professor of biology at the University of South Florida at Tampa. He has taught classes in ecology, environmental science, and community ecology, and in 1995 he received a teaching award in recognition of classroom excellence in these areas. Dr. Stiling obtained his Ph.D. from University College, Cardiff, Wales, and completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University.
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1 An Introduction to Ecology Section One: Evolutionary Ecology 2 Populations Genetics 3 Natural Selection, Speciation and Extinction 4 Behavioral Ecology Section Two: Physiological Ecology 5 Temperature 6 Water 7 Nutrients Section Three: Population Ecology 8 Demographic Techniques and Population Dispersion Patterns 9 Life Tables 10 Population Growth Section Four: Species Interactions 11 Competition and Coexistence 12 Facilitation 13 Predation 14 Herbivory 15 Parasitism 16 Population Dynamics Section Five: Biodiversity 17 Species Diversity 18 Species Richness Patterns 19 Species Richness and Community Function 20 Succession 21 Island Biogeography Section Six: Biomes 22 Terrestrial Biomes 23 Marine Biomes 24 Freshwater Biomes Section Seven: Ecosystems Ecology 25 Food Webs and Energy Flow 26 Biomass Production 27 Nutrient Cycling