Ecology : from individuals to ecosystems / Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend, John L. Harper.

Table of Contents
Preface, Vii
Introduction: ecology and its Domain, xi
Part 1: Organisms
1. Organisms in their Environments: the Evolutionary Backdrop, 3
2. Conditions, 30
3. Resources, 58
4. Life, death and Life Histories, 89
5. Intraspecific Competition,132
6. Dispersal, Dormancy and Metapopulations, 163
7. Ecological Applications at the Level of Organisms and Single-Species Populations: Restoration, Biosecurity and Conservation, 186
Part 2: Species Interactions
8. Interspecific Interaction, 227
9. The Nature of Predation, 266
10. The Population Dynamics of Predation,297
11. Decomposers and Detritivores, 326
12. Parasitism and Mutualism, 381
13. Symbiosis and Mutualism,381
14. Abundance, 410
15. Ecological Applications at the Level of Population Interactions: Pest Control and Harvest Management,439
Part 3: Communities and Ecosystems
16. The Nature of the Community; Patterns in Space and Time,469
17. The Flux of Energy through Ecosystems,499
18. The Flux of Matter through Ecosytems,525
19. The Influence of Population Interactions on Community Structure,550
20. Food Webs. 578
21. Patterns in Species Richness, 602
22. Ecological Applications at the level of communities and ecosystems: Management Based on the Theory of Succession, Food Webs, Ecosystem Functioning and Biodiversity, 633

References, 659
Organism Index, 701
Subject Index, 714
Color Plate Section between pp. 84 and 85


Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-700) and index.