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Tables of Contents for Ecology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
2
Acknowledgments
ix
3
Contributors
xii
1 WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Looking at Nature from Different Perspectives
1
24
Stanley I. Dodson
2 PEOPLE AND NATURE Understanding the Changing Interactions Between People and Ecological Systems
25
52
Nancy E. Langston
3 LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY Living in a Mosaic
77
46
Monica G. Turner
4 ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY Integrated Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes
123
40
Stephen R. Carpenter
5 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY Tradeoffs for Individuals
163
36
James F. Kitchell
6 BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY Investigating the Adaptive Value of Behavior
199
36
Robert L. Jeanne
7 POPULATION ECOLOGY The Waxing and Waning of Populations
235
80
Anthony R. Ives
8 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY The Issue at the Center
315
70
Timothy F.H. Allen
References
385
12
Glossary
397
14
Index
411