Environmental Biology.

By: Jones, Allan MMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science SerPublisher: London : Routledge, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (215 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203137574Subject(s): EcologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Environmental BiologyDDC classification: 577 LOC classification: QH541.J655Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Environmental Biology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series editors' preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgements -- An introduction to environmental biology -- Chapter 1 The basic organisation of living forms -- 1.1 The fundamentals of life -- 1.2 The diversity of life -- Chapter 2 The biosphere -- 2.1 The terrestrial biomes -- 2.2 The aquatic biomes -- Chapter 3 Basic ecological concepts and processes -- 3.1 Energy in ecosystems -- 3.2 Food chains and food webs -- 3.3 Biogeochemical cycles and material recycling -- Chapter 4 Conditions and resources: major determinants of ecology -- 4.1 Conditions -- 4.2 Resources -- Chapter 5 Individuals -- 5.1 What is an individual? -- 5.2 Ecological physiology: resistance, tolerance and adaptation -- 5.3 Metabolic rate -- 5.4 Behaviour -- 5.5 Reproduction -- 5.6 Life cycles and life history strategy -- 5.7 Feeding strategies and mechanisms -- Chapter 6 Populations -- 6.1 Ecological genetics -- 6.2 Population growth and regulation -- Chapter 7 Communities and ecosystems -- 7.1 Habitats and niches -- 7.2 Patchiness -- 7.3 Trophic interactions and productivity -- 7.4 Succession -- 7.5 Biodiversity, stability and resilience -- 7.6 Biogeography -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: Environmental Biology offers an accessible introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere. With balanced coverage of acquatic and terrestrial examples throughout, the text builds logically to present a clear understanding of the fundamental processes of life before examining its more complex components, namely individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. A knowledge of environmental biology and its practical applications is essential for a deeper understanding of the environment. Environmental Biology offers an invaluable introduction to the living environment for all areas of study, from environmental history, agriculture and forestry, to impact assessment, climate change, ecology and conservation.
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Cover -- Environmental Biology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series editors' preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgements -- An introduction to environmental biology -- Chapter 1 The basic organisation of living forms -- 1.1 The fundamentals of life -- 1.2 The diversity of life -- Chapter 2 The biosphere -- 2.1 The terrestrial biomes -- 2.2 The aquatic biomes -- Chapter 3 Basic ecological concepts and processes -- 3.1 Energy in ecosystems -- 3.2 Food chains and food webs -- 3.3 Biogeochemical cycles and material recycling -- Chapter 4 Conditions and resources: major determinants of ecology -- 4.1 Conditions -- 4.2 Resources -- Chapter 5 Individuals -- 5.1 What is an individual? -- 5.2 Ecological physiology: resistance, tolerance and adaptation -- 5.3 Metabolic rate -- 5.4 Behaviour -- 5.5 Reproduction -- 5.6 Life cycles and life history strategy -- 5.7 Feeding strategies and mechanisms -- Chapter 6 Populations -- 6.1 Ecological genetics -- 6.2 Population growth and regulation -- Chapter 7 Communities and ecosystems -- 7.1 Habitats and niches -- 7.2 Patchiness -- 7.3 Trophic interactions and productivity -- 7.4 Succession -- 7.5 Biodiversity, stability and resilience -- 7.6 Biogeography -- Glossary -- Index.

Environmental Biology offers an accessible introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere. With balanced coverage of acquatic and terrestrial examples throughout, the text builds logically to present a clear understanding of the fundamental processes of life before examining its more complex components, namely individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. A knowledge of environmental biology and its practical applications is essential for a deeper understanding of the environment. Environmental Biology offers an invaluable introduction to the living environment for all areas of study, from environmental history, agriculture and forestry, to impact assessment, climate change, ecology and conservation.

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