Book Description
The ecosystem. Population ecology. The community. Comparative ecosystem ecology.
Author : Robert Leo Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN :
The ecosystem. Population ecology. The community. Comparative ecosystem ecology.
Author : Robert L. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,45 MB
Release : 2001-11
Category : Biology
ISBN : 9780321068811
This book presents a comprehensive overview of all aspects of ecology, including evolution, ecosystems theory, practical applications, plants, animals, biogeochemical cycles, and global change. This balanced approach has madeEcology and Field Biology, Sixth Editionthe best-selling ecology book on the market. The field package also includesThe Ecology Action Guide, a guide that encourages readers to be environmentally responsible citizens, and a subscription toThe Ecology Place(www.ecologyplace.com), a web site and CD-ROM that enables users to become virtual field ecologists by performing experiments such as estimating the number of mice on an imaginary island or restoring prairie land in Iowa.For college instructors and students.
Author : Robert Leo Smith (Jr)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN : 9780321048738
Author : Allen H. Benton
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Richard G. Smith
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 1991-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780065007886
Author : Allen H. Benton
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Biology
ISBN :
Author : Allen H. Benton
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 30,6 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biology
ISBN :
Author : Stanton Braude
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1400835453
An innovative introduction to ecology and evolution This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical skills such as experimental design, generating phylogenies, basic statistical inference, and persuasive grant writing. And contributors use examples from their own cutting-edge research, providing diverse views to engage students and broaden their understanding. This is the only textbook on the subject featuring a collaborative "active learning" approach that emphasizes hands-on learning. Every chapter has exercises that enable students to work directly with the material at their own pace and in small groups. Each problem includes data presented in a rich array of formats, which students use to answer questions that illustrate patterns, principles, and methods. Topics range from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and population effective size to optimal foraging and indices of biodiversity. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary. In addition to the editors, the contributors are James Beck, Cawas Behram Engineer, John Gaskin, Luke Harmon, Jon Hess, Jason Kolbe, Kenneth H. Kozak, Robert J. Robertson, Emily Silverman, Beth Sparks-Jackson, and Anton Weisstein. Provides experience with hypothesis testing, experimental design, and scientific reasoning Covers core quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation Turns "discussion sections" into "thinking labs" Professors: A supplementary Instructor's Manual is available for this book. It is restricted to teachers using the text in courses. For information on how to obtain a copy, refer to: http://press.princeton.edu/class_use/solutions.html
Author : Vartika Mathur
Publisher :
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,86 MB
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 9789380578224
The book aims to create awareness about ecology, field biology and their applied aspects with special emphasis on biodiversity, pollution & environmental protection acts. It provides an in-depth information on some of the endangered animals with a note on
Author : Harry W. Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520292650
Intellectually rich, intensely personal, and beautifully written, Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Greene begins with his youthful curiosity about the natural world and moves to his stints as a mortician's assistant, ambulance driver, and army medic. In detailing his academic career, he describes how his work led him to believe that nature’s most profound lessons lurk in hard-won details. He discusses the nuts and bolts of field research and teaching, contrasts the emotional impact of hot dry habitats with hot wet ones, imparts the basics of snake biology, and introduces the great explorers Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. He reflects on friendship and happiness, tackles notions like anthropomorphism and wilderness, and argues that organisms remain the core of biology, science plays key roles in conservation, and natural history offers an enlightened form of contentment.