Readings in Ecology
Published on 29. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-19-513309-7 (ISBN)
Description
The papers included in this readings text were selected and are introduced by the authors of Ecology as examples of excellent and insightful research that greatly contributes to our grasp and exploration of ecological questions. These studies span the range of ecological perspectives and are significant reading for every student in the life sciences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
806 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513309-7 (9780195133097)
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Content
Preface 1. READINGS FOR WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Introduction by Stanley I. Dodson Aldo Leopold Thinking Like a Mountain Escudilla Prairie Birthday Introduction by Kandis Elliott Jean Henri Fabre The Pine Processionary More Inquiries Into Mason-Bees 2. READINGS FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE Introductions by Nancy E. Langston Norman L. Christensen Landscape History and Ecological Change Alfred W. Crosby Ecological Imperialism Michael Pollan The Idea of a Garden Donald Worster The Ecology of Order and Chaos 3. READINGS FOR LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY Introductions by Monica G. Turner Carolyn T. Hunsaker and Daniel A. Levine Hierarchical Approaches to the Study of Water Quality in Rivers David J. Mladenoff and Theodore A. Sickley Assessing Potential Gray Wolf Restoration in the Northeastern United States Steward T.A. Pickett and Mary L. Cadenasso Landscape Ecology: Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems William H. Romme and Dennis H. Knight Landscape Diversity: The Concept Applied to Yellowstone Park John A. Wiens Spatial Scaling in Ecology 4. READINGS FOR ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY Introductions by Stephen R. Carpenter Stephen R. Carpenter, James F. Kitchell, and James R. Hodgson Cascading Trophic Interactions and Lake Productivity Crawford S. Holling and Gary K. Meffe Command and Control and the Pathology of Natural Resource Management John Pastor, Robert J. Naiman, Bradley Dewey, and Pamela McInnes Moose, Microbes, and the Boreal Forest Peter M. Vitousek, Harold A. Mooney, Jane Lubchenco, and Jerry M. Melillo Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems 5. READINGS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY William C. Dennison, Robert J. Orth, Kenneth A. Moore, et al. Assessing Water Quality with Submersed Aquatic Vegetation James J. Elser, Dean R. Dobberfuhl, Neil A. MacKay, and John H. Schampel Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry Robert J. Olson and Christofer H. Boggs Apex Predation by Yellowfin Tuna Michael G. Ryan and Barbara J. Yoder Hydraulic Limits to Tree Height and Tree Growth 6. READINGS FOR BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY Introductions by Robert L. Jeanne H. Jane Brockmann, Alan Grafen, and Richard Dawkins Evolutionarily Stable Nesting Strategy in a Digger Wasp Ronald L. Mumme Do Helpers Increase Reproductive Success? Paul Schmid-Hempel, Alejandro Kacelnik, and Alasdair I. Houston Honeybees Maximize Efficiency by Not Filling Their Crop 7. READINGS FOR POPULATION ECOLOGY Introductions by Anthony R. Ives Joel E. Cohen Population Growth and Earth's Human Carrying Capacity Joseph H. Connell The Influence of Interspecific Competition and Other Factors on the Distribution of the Barnacle Chthamalus stellatus Charles J. Krebs, Stan Boutin, Rudy Boonstra, et al. Impact of Food and Predation on the Snowshoe Hare Cycle 8. READINGS FOR COMMUNITY ECOLOGY Introductions by Timothy F.H. Allen Timoth F.H. Allen, Robert V. O'Neill, and Thomas W. Hoekstra Interlevel Relations in Ecological Research and Management Garry Peterson, Craig R. Allen, and Crawford S. Holling Ecological Resilience, Biodiversity, and Scale Eric D. Schneider and James J. Kay Life as a Manifestation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics