TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Robert Leo
TI  - Ecology and field biology
SN  - 0060463317 (student ed.)
AV  - QH541 .S6 1990
U1  - 574.5 22
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harper and Row
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Biology
KW  - Fieldwork
N1  - 
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
ER  -