Ecology - Softcover

Taylor R. Alexander; George S. Fichter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307243591 ISBN 13: 9780307243591

Publisher: Golden Press, 1973

Synopsis

Examines ecology, the study of how land, water, air, humans, plants, and animals function as systems relating to each other, and describes how they affect each other and the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Attiwill, Principal Fellow, botany Department, University of Melbourne. Barbara Wilson, Associate Professor, Murdoch University.

Review:

"A concise but comprehensive book on general ecology. Good as a textbook as well as for general understanding of this subject. The eight major topics are treated very well."--Dr. Munir Ozturk, Faith University, Turkey

"An exceptional overview of the field of ecology. I could see it being used in an introductory/foundation course for Ecology majors at larger schools as well as a text for a non-majors science elective at all institutions."--Lynn D. Wike, University of South Carolina-Aiken

"The scope and organization of this text make it a wonderful tool for introducing students to this fascinating, critical, and diverse field."--Jonathan Frye, McPherson College

"Very good mid-level text. High interest factor. Human applications help with understanding. Topical approach is most similar to my own teaching."--Chris Newhouse, Spring Arbor College

"I am thrilled to see the approach taken in this new textbook, and can tell you now that I plan to adopt it for my future courses. What these authors have accomplished in their book is precisely what I work to achieve in my courses: to involve students in the learning process by emphasizing the questions rather than just sterile concepts or facts." --Martha Groom, North Carolina State University

"This continues to be a really exciting project; having now read all the chapters of the book, I am convinced it will provide an innovative and important new direction for ecology teaching."--Andy Dobson, Princeton University

"I like the approach very much. It is unconventional to begin with a discussion of the history of nature and the history of ecology. These topics are nicely combined and give the students an interesting and sound basis to explore the subject. I like to begin with the largest picture and then work in details and this book takes that approach. I like the style. It is student-friendly, chatty but not popular."--Frank Golley, The University of Georgia

"Finally! An ecology book that reaches my students--one that is easy to read, pertinent, and appropriate not just for mathematically-gifted biology majors. Great for my community college students!"--Sandra Mitchell, Western Wyoming College

"Dodson et al. is a striking example of an elegant introductory ecology textbook. The authors intended to focus on questions ecologists ask, rather than on questions ecologists have already answered. To do this, they have pared all of ecology down into eight concise chapters, including the frequently overlooked subject of landscape ecology. . . . The layout is crisp and clear, all chapters are tightly edited to flow in a consistent style, and throughout there is a strong emphasis on concepts and questions. The supporting materials are also excellent, especially the cross-indexed list of references. The index is also quite good."--Ecology

About this edition

• Publisher: Golden Press
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0307243591
• ISBN 13: 9780307243591
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160