Ecology: Theories and Applications (4th Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 403 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 4th Edition July 31, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 013091102X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130911025
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 2.4 pounds

Product Description
Presents a comprehensive, yet concise and clear, overview of ecology-evolutionary, behavioral, population, community and applied. The Third Edition retains a broad scope and completely integrates the applied sections into the theories of ecology - showing how the theories are applied in the real world. Emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving. Discusses what is currently known about a topic as well as what is yet unknown-emphasizing that future study in the discipline can lead to important contributions. Completely new first chapter, introduction-Discusses the four main sections of the book: behavioral, population, community, and ecosystems ecology. Expanded coverage of behavioral and ecosystems ecology includes a new chapter which features sections on mating systems, sex ratios, habitat selection, dispersal and age structure. Includes discussions on energy flow; features a new, independent chapter for nutrient cycles; separate chapters on species richness, diversity, stability, succession and biogeography. Discusses non-equilibrium theories in coverage of stability and touches on cluster analysis and ordination in discussion of diversity. Broad discussion of evolutionary biology to put conservation and biodiversity in perspective. For ecolgists and environmental scientists.

The publisher, Prentice-Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics
Presenting a broad overview of ecology (evolutionary, behavioral, population, community and applied)--this innovative text covers all of the essentials required by beginning students. The Second Edition of Ecology has been thoroughly updated, to present the latest ideas, concepts and examples, and improved, to offer an even greater emphasis on applied ecology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This was my text book when taking Ecology and Peter Stiling the author of the book was my instructor. It is written EXACTLY word for word as he lectures. I understood everything in the book and in class but I'm afraid some of the topics aren't explained as completely as they could be. I was left not understanding certain things, from being to end that is and much of the text needs to be explained in more depth by an instructor. It is probably because most of the text involves statistics. Great INTRODUCTORY Text but definitely requires an instructor. Comment | | (Report this)