E-Book, Englisch, 239 Seiten
Barrett / Feldhamer The Golden Mouse
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-33666-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Ecology and Conservation
E-Book, Englisch, 239 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-33666-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
If you're thinking of Jason and the Argonauts, think again. In this book, the golden mouse is used as a model to explore conceptual issues in ecology across all levels of organization from organism to landscape, integrating reductionist and holistic ecological science. Through intensive study of a single species, the authors demonstrate biological and ecological information applicable to many fields, including conservation and resource management.
Gary Barrett, Odum Professor of Ecology at the University of Georgia, is the author of Landscape Ecology of Small Mammals, published by Springer in 1999, which has sold 846 copies. He is also the author with the late Eugene Odum of Fundamentals of Ecology, 5/e, published in 2004. George A. Feldhamer is Professor of Zoology, and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Foreword;6
2;Preface;7
3;Acknowledgments;9
4;Contents;11
5;Contributors;13
6;About the Editors;15
7;Section 1 Introduction;17
7.1;1 The Golden Mouse: A Levels-of-Organization Perspective;18
7.2;2 The Golden Mouse: Taxonomy and Natural History;35
8;Section 2 Levels of Organization;50
8.1;3 Population Ecology of the Golden Mouse;51
8.2;4 Community Ecology of the Golden Mouse;71
8.3;5 Ecosystem Ecology of the Golden Mouse;92
8.4;6 Landscape Ecology of the Golden Mouse;109
9;Section 3 Transcending Processes;124
9.1;7 Relative Abundance and Conservation: Is the Golden Mouse a Rare Species?;125
9.2;8 The Golden Mouse: A Model of Energetic Efficiency;142
9.3;9 Nesting Ecology of the Golden Mouse: An Oikos Engineer;157
9.4;10 Ectoparasites, Bots, and Vector-Borne Diseases Associated with the Golden Mouse;172
10;Section 4 New Perspectives and Future Challenges;195
10.1;11 Aesthetic Landscapes of the Golden Mouse;196
10.2;12 Future Challenges and Research Opportunities: What Do We Really Know?;226
11;Index;235
