Ecology: The experimental analysis of distribution and abundance - Hardcover

Charles J. Krebs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060437715 ISBN 13: 9780060437718

Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books, 1978

Synopsis

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 quantitative reasoning. No otherbook presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style for students. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the new edition emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Introduction to the Science of Ecology, Evolution and Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Analyzing Geographic Distributions,Factors That Limit Distributions Biotic, Factors That Limit Distributions Abiotic, Distribution and Abundance, Population Parameters and Demographic Techniques, Population Growth, Species Interactions Competition, Species Interactions Predation, Species Interactions Herbivory and Mutualism, Species Interactions Disease and Parasitism, Regulation of Population Size, Applied Problems Harvesting Populations, Applied Problems Pest Control, Applied Problems Conservation Biology, Community Structure, Community Dynamics Biodiversity, Community Dynamics Predation and Competition, Community Dynamics Nonequilibrium Communities, Ecosystem Metabolism Primary Production, Ecosystem Metabolism Secondary Production, Ecosystem Metabolism Nutrient Cycles, Ecosystem Dynamics under Changing Climates, Ecosystem Human Impacts. Intended for those interested in learning the basics of ecology

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From the Back Cover

This best-selling ecology book continues to present ecology as a series of problems for readers to critically analyze. No other book presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the book emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Throughout the book, Krebs thoroughly explains the application of mathematical concepts in ecology while reinforcing these concepts with research references, examples, and interesting end-of-chapter review questions. Thoroughly updated, the book includes new chapters on disease ecology (15) and the human impact on ecosystem health (28). Chapters on conservation biology, community organization, and primary production are extensively revised, and coverage of evolutionary and functional biology is more integrated. Thirty-four new essays provide interesting insights into relevant topics, exploring some of the problems ecologists deal with in their attempt to understand nature.

About the Author

Charles Krebs is Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and has been teaching for 40 years. He received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota and earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. In addition to teaching ecology, he has worked extensively on the population of rodents in Northern Canada, the United States, and Australia, trying to understand the mechanisms behind population fluctuations. He has published three ecology textbooks including Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Fifth Edition and Ecological Methodology, Second Edition both published by Benjamin Cummings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060437715
• ISBN 13: 9780060437718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 678