Ecology: Teacher's ed
Part 1: What is ecology? Chapter 1: Introduction to the science of ecology. Chapter 2: Evolution and ecology. Part 2: The problem of distribution: populations. Chapter 3: Methods for analyzing distributions.
Offering a balance of subject matter emphasis, clearly presented concepts and engaging examples, this book aims to help students gain a better understanding of ecology.
Describes the Earth's different ecosystems and the interdependence that exists in the natural world, including information on food chains, symbiosis, competition, and ecological succession.
In summary, the book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter.
Importantly, the text develops scientific reasoning skills by teaching students not just what we know about the field, but also how we know what we know about it.Ecology: Evolution, Application, Integration, Second Edition implements two ...
This overview of evolutionary, behavioural, population, community and applied ecology covers the essentials required by beginning students. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent ideas, concepts and examples....
The Third Edition retains a broad scope and completely integrates the applied sections into the theories of ecology — showing how the theories are applied in the real world. Emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving.
The study of ecology forms the heart of this engaging volume, which explores the formation of ecological communities and examines the biological diversity that forms the backbone of life on the planet.
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Achieve for Ecology: The Economy of Nature connects the interactive features and real-world examples in the book to rich digital resources that foster further understanding and application of ecology.
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All the important areas of ecology are covered in a format that is ideal for learning and rapid revision. The book has been comprehensively revised and updated to incorporate recent advances in this fast moving field.
It was August 25, 2006, my first on-camera studio open for the CBS News broadcast 60 Minutes.
This best-selling majors-level book, by Charles Krebs, approaches ecology as a series of problems, which are best understood by evaluating empirical evidence through data analysis and application of...
This landmark text helped to define introductory ecology courses for over four decades.
The study of ecology forms the heart of this engaging volume, which explores the formation of ecological communities and examines the biological diversity that forms the backbone of life on the planet.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
The scope of ecology; The ecosystem; Energy flow and nature's metabolism; Biogeochemical cycles; Limiting factors; Liebig's law extended; Ecological regulation; Ecosystems of the world.
This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms...