Ecology: The Economy of Nature with Achieve Pack

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-319-39045-7
Verlag: Worth

Medienkombination, Englisch, Book + Access Card, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Ecology: The Economy of Nature teaches students the basic concepts in ecology through an evolutionary perspective with an emphasis on data analytic skill building, and new in class activities designed to improve student engagement. Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, Ecology: The Economy of Nature takes students through all of the key concepts of an ecology course. It challenges them along the way with questions that encourage critical thinking, whether about chapter concepts, quantitative tools, or figures. Achieve for Ecology: The Economy of Nature connects the interactive features and real-world examples in the book to rich digital resources that foster further understanding and application of ecology. Assets in Achieve support learning before, during, and after class for students, while providing instructors with class performance analytics in an easy-to-use interface.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Relyea, Rick

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Brief Contents About the Authors Preface 1 Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method Part I: Life and the Physical Environment 2 Climates and Biomes 3 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments 4 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments 5 Adaptations to Variable Environments Part II: Organisms 6 Evolution and Adaptation 7 Life Histories 8 Reproductive Strategies 9 Social Behaviors Part III: Populations 10 Population Distributions 11 Population Growth and Regulation 12 Population Dynamics Over Space and Time Part IV: Species Interactions 13 Predation and Herbivory 14 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases 15 Competition 16 Mutualism Part V: Communities and Ecosystems 17 Community Structure 18 Community Succession 19 Movement of Energy in Ecosystems 20 Movement of Elements in Ecosystems Part VI: Global Ecology 21 Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity 22 Conservation of Global Biodiversity Appendices Reading Graphs Statistical Tables Answers to “Analyzing Ecology” and “Graphing the Data” Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rick Relyea - the Director of the Darrin Fresh Water Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also serves as Director of the Jefferson Project at Lake George, a groundbreaking partnership between Rensselaer, IBM, and the FUND for Lake George. For the project, Relyea leads a team of Rensselaer scientists, engineers, computer scientists, and artists who are using the latest in science and technology to understand, predict, and enable a resilient ecosystem for nearby Lake George.