Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance
- ISBN-10
- 0060437715
- ISBN-13
- 9780060437718
- Series
- Ecology
- Category
- Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
- Pages
- 678
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Author
- Charles J. Krebs
Description
What is ecology?; Introduction to the science of ecology; The problem of distribution: populations; Methods for analyzing distributions; Factors limiting distributions: dispersal; Factors limiting distributions: behavior, interrelations with other organisms, temperature, moisture, other physical and chemical; The problem of abundance: populations; Population parameters; Demographic techniques; Population growth; Species interactions: competition, predation, herbivory; Natural regulation of population size; Some examples of population studies; Some examples of population studies; Applied problems: 1. the optimum-yield problem, 2. biological control; Distribution and abundance at the community level; Community parameters; The nature of the community; Community structure; Community change; Species diversity; Community organization; Community metabolism: 1. primary production, 2. secundary production; Nutrient cycles.
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