Abbreviations Preface Section A-Introduction to ecology A1 What is ecology? A2 Ten rules in ecology Section B-Adaptation to the enbironment B1 Adaptation B2 Coping with environmental variation B3 The niche Section C-Climate C1 Solar radiation and climate C2 Microclimate Section D-Water D1 The properties of water D2 Plants and water D3 Animals and water Section E-Temperature E1 Temperature and metabolism E2 Responses to temperature E3 Temperature and species distribution Section F-Radiation F1 Solar radiation and plants Section G-Nutrients G1 Sources and cycles G2 Plants and consumers G3 Soil formation,properties and classification Section H-Population ecology H1 Populations and population structure H2 Natality,mortality and population structure H3 Density and density dependence H4 Population dynamics-fluctuations,cycles and chaos Section I-Competition I1 The nature of competition I2 Intraspecific competition I3 Resource partitioning Section J-Predation J1 The nature of predation J2 Predator behavior and prey response Section K-Parasitism K1 The nature of parasitism K2 The dynamics of parasitism Section L-Mutualism L1 Mutualism Section M-Life history patterns M1 Life history Section N-Behavioral ecology N1 Social groups,cooperation and altruism N2 Sex in ecology Section O-Population genetics O1 Genetic variation O2 Speciation Section P-Ecosystem processes P1 Components and processes P2 Primary and secondary production P3 Food chains Section Q-Communities Q1 The community,structure and stability Q2 Island communities and colonization Q3 Community patterns,competition and predation Section R-Community dynamics R1 Succession R2 Community responses to disturbance Section S-Biomes S1 Ecosystem patterns S2 Grasslands S3 Tundra S4 Forests S5 Deserts,semi-deserts and shrubland S6 Saltwater biomes S7 Freshwater biomes Section T-Harvesting T1 Harvesting theory T2 Fishing and whaling Section U-Pest control U1 The pest problem and control strategies U2 Pesticides and problems U3 Biological control and integrated pest management Section V-Conservation V1 Rare species,habitat loss and extinction V2 Conservation strategies V3 Biological resources and gene banks Section W-Pollution and global warming W1 Air,water and soil pollutants W2 Greenhouse gases and golbal warming W3 Ozone Section X-The ecology of agriculture X1 Soil erosion and agriculture X2 Nutrient,water and energy use Further reading Index
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