Chapman, J. L. (Jenny Louise), 1955 -  <br/><br/>
Ecology:   principles and applications,  
/  Jennifer Chapman; and Michael J Reiss 
 - Cambridge:   Cambridge, U.P.,   1999.  
 - vi, 330 p.:  ill.;  25cm.  
<br/><br/>Includes references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/>Introduction<br/>	2<br/>	<br/>12 The nature of ecology<br/>	3<br/>	<br/>The individual<br/>	5<br/>	<br/>23 Metabolic rate<br/>	7<br/>	<br/>24 Factors affecting metabolic rate<br/>	9<br/>	<br/>25 Size determines more than metabolic rate<br/>	10<br/>	<br/>26 Energy budgets<br/>	11<br/>	<br/>27 Distinguishing between growth and reproduction<br/>	13<br/>	<br/>115 Omnivores<br/>	126<br/>	<br/>117 Food webs<br/>	128<br/>	<br/>118 Pyramids of numbers<br/>	129<br/>	<br/>119 Pyramids of biomass<br/>	130<br/>	<br/>Energy transfer<br/>	132<br/>	<br/>123 Primary production in aquatic communities<br/>	136<br/>	<br/>125 Efficiencies in ecology<br/>	137<br/>	<br/>127 The efficiency of energy transfer in ecosystems<br/>	142<br/>	<br/><br/>Autecology<br/>	16<br/>	<br/>33 The autecology of the European starling<br/>	19<br/>	<br/>Population dynamics<br/>	23<br/>	<br/>42 Dispersal of organisms<br/>	24<br/>	<br/>44 The study of populations<br/>	25<br/>	<br/>45 Presentation of demographic data<br/>	29<br/>	<br/>46 Evolutionary strategies<br/>	32<br/>	<br/>47 Modular organisms<br/>	34<br/>	<br/>Population regulation<br/>	37<br/>	<br/>52 Factors which regulate population size<br/>	39<br/>	<br/>53 Patterns in population dynamics<br/>	48<br/>	<br/>Ecological genetics<br/>	51<br/>	<br/>62 Reproductive systems<br/>	52<br/>	<br/>63 Genetic consequences of different reproductive systems<br/>	55<br/>	<br/>64 Patterns of genetic variation<br/>	58<br/>	<br/>65 Genetic variation within an organism<br/>	63<br/>	<br/>Behavioural ecology<br/>	64<br/>	<br/>74 Growth versus reproduction<br/>	68<br/>	<br/>76 Parental care<br/>	69<br/>	<br/>77 Breeding systems in plants<br/>	70<br/>	<br/>78 Alternative strategies<br/>	71<br/>	<br/>79 Games theory<br/>	72<br/>	<br/>710 Constraints on adaptation<br/>	74<br/>	<br/>Sociobiology<br/>	77<br/>	<br/>83 Disadvantages of group living<br/>	79<br/>	<br/>84 Optimal group size<br/>	80<br/>	<br/>86 The unit of selection and social behaviour<br/>	83<br/>	<br/>87 Human sociobiology<br/>	89<br/>	<br/>The environment<br/>	92<br/>	<br/>92 The physical environment<br/>	93<br/>	<br/>93 The biotic environment<br/>	101<br/>	<br/>94 Biotic and abiotic interactions<br/>	103<br/>	<br/>Habitats and niches<br/>	106<br/>	<br/>103 Causes competitive exclusion principle<br/>	110<br/>	<br/>104 Species coexistence<br/>	112<br/>	<br/>105 Fundamental and realised niches<br/>	113<br/>	<br/>106 Resource partitioning<br/>	114<br/>	<br/>107 Character displacement<br/>	116<br/>	<br/>109 Do plants need niches?<br/>	118<br/>	<br/>1010 Community structure of fish on coral reefs<br/>	119<br/>	<br/>Trophic levels<br/>	120<br/>	<br/>113 Decomposers<br/>	122<br/>	<br/>114 Herbivores and carnivores<br/>	125<br/>	<br/>128 Pyramids of energy<br/>	144<br/>	<br/>Nutrient cycling and pollution<br/>	147<br/>	<br/>132 The carbon cycle<br/>	148<br/>	<br/>133 The greenhouse effect<br/>	149<br/>	<br/>134 The nitrogen cycle<br/>	152<br/>	<br/>135 The phosphorus cycle<br/>	155<br/>	<br/>137 The importance of nutrient availability<br/>	156<br/>	<br/>138 Pollution<br/>	158<br/>	<br/>Communities<br/>	168<br/>	<br/>143 Global distribution of terrestrial communities<br/>	178<br/>	<br/>144 Patterns of diversity<br/>	181<br/>	<br/>Ecosystems<br/>	187<br/>	<br/>153 Wetland and aquatic ecosystems<br/>	196<br/>	<br/>154 Interrelationships of ecosystems<br/>	204<br/>	<br/>Succession<br/>	206<br/>	<br/>162 The causes of change<br/>	207<br/>	<br/>163 Examples of primary seres<br/>	208<br/>	<br/>164 Patterns of succession<br/>	211<br/>	<br/>165 Human influence on succession<br/>	215<br/>	<br/>Biomes<br/>	217<br/>	<br/>173 Wetland and freshwater biomes<br/>	227<br/>	<br/>174 Coastal and marine biomes<br/>	228<br/>	<br/>Biogeography<br/>	235<br/>	<br/>182 The historic effects of plate tectonics<br/>	236<br/>	<br/>183 Island biogeography<br/>	241<br/>	<br/>Coevolution<br/>	252<br/>	<br/>192 Pair wise coevolution<br/>	253<br/>	<br/>193 Diffuse coevolution<br/>	256<br/>	<br/>194 Insect pollination<br/>	258<br/>	<br/>195 Introduced species<br/>	263<br/>	<br/>Conservation principles<br/>	268<br/>	<br/>203 The philosophical basis for conservation<br/>	269<br/>	<br/>204 Conservation of species<br/>	273<br/>	<br/>205 Conservation of ecosystems<br/>	279<br/>	<br/>206 Conservation of the biosphere<br/>	283<br/>	<br/>Conservation in practice<br/>	284<br/>	<br/>213 Conservation of ecosystems<br/>	290<br/>	<br/>214 Conservation of the biosphere<br/>	296<br/>	<br/>215 What can individuals do?<br/>	300<br/>	<br/>Glossary<br/>	303<br/>	<br/>Bibliography<br/>	311<br/>	<br/>Index<br/>	327<br/>	<br/>Copyright<br/>	<br/>	<br/><br/>Other editions - View all<br/>1998 M12 10<br/>No preview 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521588027  Tzs 119,625/= 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecology | Sociobiology | Conservation
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577 CHA  / 1