concepts and applications Molles, Manuel C. (Manuel Carl) 1948- creator text bibliography mau Boston McGraw-Hill c2005 2005 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xviii, 622 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. Introduction : what is ecology? -- Natural history -- Life on land -- Life in water -- Individuals -- Temperature relations -- Water relations -- Energy and nutrient relations -- Social relations -- Population ecology -- Population genetics and natural selection -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth -- Life histories -- Interactions -- Competition -- Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease -- Mutualism -- Communities and ecosystems -- Species abundance and diversity -- Food webs -- Primary production and energy flow -- Nutrient cycling and retention -- Succession and stability -- Large-scale ecology -- Landscape ecoloy -- Geographic ecology -- Global ecology. Manuel C. Molles, Jr. Includes bibliographical references (p. 598-606)and index. Ecology QH541 .M553 2005 577 0072439696 (hard : alk. paper) 2003025674 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003025674.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003025674.html DLC 031218