ECOLOGY & FIELD BIOLOGY

• Main Authors: Smith, Robert Leo (Author), Smith, T. M. 1955- Thomas Michael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Benjamin Cummings 2001
• Edition: SIXTH EDITION
• Subjects: Ecology; Biology > Field work
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: CD ROM title: "The Ecology place"; Accompanied by: Lab manual for biology labs on-line : evolution lab by Robert Desharnais, Jeffrey Bell. c2000, (11 p. ; 28 cm.) and The Ecology action guide
• Physical Description: xviii, 771, 18, 31, 4, 19 pages some colour illustrations 29 cm 1 compact disk
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0321042905

This book presents a comprehensive overview of all aspects of ecology, including evolution, ecosystems theory, practical applications, plants, animals, biogeochemical cycles, and global change. A new chapter discusses global environmental change, human impacts on the global carbon cycle, and the possible implications for the global climate system. Six "Ecological Application Essays" demonstrate to students the real world relevance of ecological concepts. For example, Part V, Population Interactions, discusses how a lack of mushrooms helped power the Industrial Revolution. Reflecting current changes in the field of ecology, the new edition incorporates more discussion of the evolutionary perspective on ecological systems. For anyone interested in ecology.