xxvii, 593, AN-37, G-13, LC-28, I-39 pages: 28 cm
"This fifth edition of Ecology, written for undergraduate students taking their first course in ecology, provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of fundamental ecological principles, with attention to relevant issues including climate change, spread of invasive species, and pollution. The text utilizes a variety of learning tools-such as Case Studies, Connections in Nature, Climate Change Connection vignettes, Ecological Toolkit boxes, and new Learning Objectives-to engage students, highlight critical information, and make real-world connections to the source material. Ecology 5e also expands upon its previous successful editions with increased coverage of marine ecology, microbes and microbial examples, health connections, and regional examples of concepts and case studies. The text is complemented by an enhanced ebook and an updated, user-friendly digital suite full of interactive activities, quizzes, videos, and layered figures to reinforce key concepts"--
Includes bibliographical references and index
The web of life -- The physical environment -- The biosphere -- Coping with environmental variation : temperature and water -- Coping with environmental variation : energy -- Evolution and ecology -- Life history -- Behavioral ecology -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth and regulation -- Predation -- Parasitism -- Competition -- Mutualism and commensalism -- The nature of communities -- Change in communities -- Biogeography -- Species diversity in communities -- Production -- Energy flow and food webs -- Nutrient supply and cycling -- Conservation biology -- Landscape ecology and ecosystem management -- Global ecology

William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker

New York: Sinauer Associates: Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Sinauer Associates, Incorporated

United States, United States of America

5, 2020

some pages contains stain in physical copy.

"This fifth edition of 'Ecology', written for undergraduate students taking their first course in ecology, provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of fundamental ecological principles, with attention to relevant issues including climate change, spread of invasive species, and pollution. The text utilizes a variety of learning tools - such as Case Studies, Connections in Nature, Climate Change Connection vignettes, Ecological Toolkit boxes, and new Learning Objectives - to engage students, highlight critical information, and make real-world connections to the source material. Ecology 5e also expands upon its previous successful editions with increased coverage of marine ecology, microbes and microbial examples, health connections, and regional examples of concepts and case studies. The text is complemented by an enhanced ebook and an updated, user-friendly digital suite full of interactive activities, quizzes, videos, and layered figures to reinforce key concepts."--OCLCL OLUC

2023-10-09