| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xii, 738 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [659]-700) and index. |
| Contents |
Organisms in their environments: the evolutionary backdrop -- Conditions -- Resources -- Life, death and life histories -- Intraspecific competition -- Dispersal, dormancy and metapopulations -- Ecological applications at the level of organisms and single-species populations: restoration, biosecurity and conservation -- Interspecific competition -- The nature of predation -- The population dynamics of predation -- Decomposers and detritivores -- Parasitism and disease -- Symbiosis and mutualism -- Abundance -- Ecological applications at the level of population interactions: pest control and harvest management -- The nature of the community: patterns in space and time -- The flux of energy through ecosystems -- The flux of matter through ecosystems -- The influence of population interactions on community structure -- Food webs -- Patterns in species richness -- Ecological applications at the level of communities and ecosystems: management based on the theory of succession, food webs, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. |
| Subject |
Ecology.
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| Added Author |
Townsend, Colin R.
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Harper, John L.
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| ISBN |
9781405111171 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405111178 paperback alkaline paper |
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