Brewer, Richard.

The science of ecology. / Richard Brewer. - 2nd ed. - United States : Brooks/Cole : Thompson Learning, 1994. - xviii, 773+ various pagings: ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content-- Ecology as a a science -- Ecology of individual organisms:principle -- important abiotic factors -- Population ecology:growth and density -- Population ecology:organization and evolution -- The population-community ecology interface:herbivory and predation -- The population-community ecology interface:parasitism,commensalism and saprobism -- The population-community ecology interface:competition and related coactions -- The population-community ecology interface:mutualism -- Community and ecosystem ecology:structure and diversity -- Community and ecosystem ecology:energy --Community and Ecosystem Ecology:reactions and biogeochemistry -- Community and Ecosystem Ecology:community change -- Community and Ecosystem Ecology:paleoscology -- Community and Ecosystem Ecology:the biome system,temperate deciduous forest and Southeastern evergreen forest -- Community and Ecosystem Ecology:Biomes of the high latitudes and elevations -- Community Ecosystem Ecology:grassland,desert and tropical biomes -- Community and Ecosystem Ecology:Aquatic communities and special habitats -- The practical Ecology:Conservation biology -- The practical Ecology:pollution -- The practical Ecologist energy, food health population and land.

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Ecology.

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