concepts and applications Molles, Manuel C. Jr 1948- creator text bibliography nyu 2016 Seventh edition monographic eng

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xxiii, 567 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers -- Section I: Natural history and evolution. Life on land ; Life in water ; Population genetics and natural selection -- Section II: Adaptations to the environment. Temperature relations ; Water relations ; Energy and nutrient relations ; Social relations -- Section III: Population ecology. Population distribution and abundance ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Life histories -- Section IV: Interactions. Competition ; Exploitative interactions : predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease ; Mutualism -- Section V: Communities and ecosystems. Species abundance and diversity ; Species interactions and community structure ; Primary and secondary production ; Nutrient cycling and retention ; Succession and stability ; Large-scale ecology ; Landscape ecology ; Geographic ecology ; Global ecology -- Appendix: Statistical tables Manuel C. Molles, Jr., University of New Mexico Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-553) and index Ecology QH541 .M553 2016 QH541 .M553 2016 QH541 .M553 2016 577 MME 9780077837280 0077837282 9781259254550 1259254550 2014019402 DLC 140517 20180923144739.0 880541320 eng