Ecology and field biology /
Smith, Robert Leo.
Ecology and field biology / Robert Leo Smith. - 4th edition - New York : Harper and Row, c1990. - xx, 922, [77] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
CONTENT
Part I. Introduction
1. Ecology: Meaning and scope
2. Ecological experimentation and models
Part II. The Ecosystem
3. Ecosystem basics
4. Climate
5. Moisture
6. Temperature
7. Light
8. Nutrients
9. Soils
10. The aquatic environment
11. Energy flow
12. Biogeochemical cycling
Part III. Population ecology
13. Population genetics
14. Properties of populations
15. Population growth and regulations
16. Intraspecific competition
17. Life history patterns
18. Intraspecific competition
etc..
Part IV. The community
24. Community basics
25. Succession
26. Disturbance
27. Palecology
Part V. Comparative ecosystem ecology
28. Classification of ecosystems
29. The soil system
30. Grasslands, savanas, shrub lands and deserts
etc..
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes index
0060463317 (student ed.) 0060463325 (teacher ed.)
89026801
Ecology.
Biology--Fieldwork.
QH541 / .S6 1990
574.5 / SMI
Ecology and field biology / Robert Leo Smith. - 4th edition - New York : Harper and Row, c1990. - xx, 922, [77] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
CONTENT
Part I. Introduction
1. Ecology: Meaning and scope
2. Ecological experimentation and models
Part II. The Ecosystem
3. Ecosystem basics
4. Climate
5. Moisture
6. Temperature
7. Light
8. Nutrients
9. Soils
10. The aquatic environment
11. Energy flow
12. Biogeochemical cycling
Part III. Population ecology
13. Population genetics
14. Properties of populations
15. Population growth and regulations
16. Intraspecific competition
17. Life history patterns
18. Intraspecific competition
etc..
Part IV. The community
24. Community basics
25. Succession
26. Disturbance
27. Palecology
Part V. Comparative ecosystem ecology
28. Classification of ecosystems
29. The soil system
30. Grasslands, savanas, shrub lands and deserts
etc..
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes index
0060463317 (student ed.) 0060463325 (teacher ed.)
89026801
Ecology.
Biology--Fieldwork.
QH541 / .S6 1990
574.5 / SMI