Essentials of Ecology

Title of the book  : Essentials of Ecology

Author                  : Colin R. Townsend, Michael Begon, John L. Harper
Edition                 : 3 rd Edition

Book language   : English

File format          : PDF 

File  size               : 34.6 MB

pages                    : 523

➤Description :

This textbook presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of, and fascination with, the natural world.

 In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications. Full color artwork, simple pedagogical features, and a wide range of carefully-chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels.

➤Short Contents :

↦ Part one : Introduction

⧫  1 : Ecology and how to do it

⧫  2 : Ecology’s evolutionary backdrop

↦ Part Two : Conditions and Resources

⧫  3 : Physical conditions and the availability of resources

⧫  4 : Conditions, resources and the world’s communities

↦ Part Three : Individuals, Populations, Communities and Ecosystems

⧫ 5 : Birth, death and movement

⧫ 6 : Interspecific competition

⧫ 7 : Predation, grazing and disease
⧫ 8 : Evolutionary ecology

⧫ 9 : From populations to communities.

⧫ 10 : Patterns in species richness.

⧫ 11 : The flux of energy and matter through ecosystems 

↦ Part Four : Applied Issues in Ecology

⧫ 12 : Sustainability

⧫ 13 : Habitat degradation

⧫ 14 : Conservation

⧫ References 

⧫ Index