| Edition |
3d ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 574 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, graphs, tables ; 27 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-555) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Basic ecological principles and concepts. Introduction: the scope of ecology ; Principles and concepts pertaining to the ecosystem ; Principles and concepts pertaining to energy in ecological systems ; Principles and concepts pertaining to biogeochemical cycles ; Principles pertaining to limiting factors ; Principles and concepts pertaining to organization at the community level ; Principles and concepts pertaining to organization at the population level ; The species and the individual in the ecosystem ; Development and evolution of the ecosystem ; Systems ecology: the systems approach and mathematical models in ecology / by Carl J. Walters -- part 2. The habitat approach. Introduction ; Freshwater ecology ; Marine ecology ; Estuarine ecology ; Terrestrial ecology -- part 3. Applications and technology. Introduction ; Resources ; Pollution and environmental health ; Radiation ecology ; Remote sensing as a tool for study and management of ecosystems / by Philip L. Johnson ; Perspectives in microbial ecology / by William J. Wiebe ; Ecology of space travel / by G. Dennis Cooke ; Toward an applied human ecology. |
| Subject |
Ecology.
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Ecology. (OCoLC)fst00901476
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| ISBN |
0721669417 |
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9780721669410 |
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