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The bestselling textbook for undergraduate ecology courses, Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics of the field. Bowman and Hacker motivate students with an engaging case study-driven, conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples. Ecology is a well-structured and sufficiently detailed introductory exposure to the field of ecology, with excellent supporting materials to enable a quantitative understanding of the fundamentals of ecology. * Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University
* A great ecology text with all the major concepts introduced and clear examples needed to give undergraduates a solid background in ecology. * Stephen Conrad, Indiana Wesleyan University
* Ecology is an easy-to-ready text that is engaging for students and has broad coverage of the topics that are central to ecology. * Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University
* Ecology presents material in a very effective way, while also bringing in lots of real world literature and captivating examples. * Patrick Cain, George Gwinnett College
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Ecology: International Edition

1. The Web of Life



Unit 1: Organisms and Their Environment



2. The Physical Environment

3. The Biosphere

4. Coping with Environmental Variation: Temperature and Water

5. Coping with Environmental Variation: Energy



Unit 2: Evolutionary Ecology



6. Evolution and Ecology

7. Life History

8. Behavioral Ecology



Unit 3: Populations



9. Population Distribution and Abundance

10. Population Dynamics

11. Population Growth and Regulation



Unit 4: Species Interactions



12. Predation

13. Parasitism

14. Competition

15. Mutualism and Commensalism



Unit 5: Communities



16. The Nature of Communities

17. Change in Communities

18. Biogeography

19. Species Diversity in Communities



Unit 6: Ecosystems



20. Production

21. Energy Flow and Food Webs

22. Nutrient Supply and Cycling



Unit 7: Applied and Large-Scale Ecology



23. Conservation Biology

24. Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management

25. Global Ecology



Appendix: Some Metric Measurements Used in Ecology