Ecology

/Contributors/


 * /Introduction to the Guide/
 * How to use this Guide
 * A special note ~ How to contribute

Detailed contents



 * Chapter 1 ~ Introduction
 * Definition of Ecology
 * Scope of Ecology
 * History of Ecology


 * Chapter 2 ~ Biological Organization
 * Basic Definitions
 * Units of the Biosphere
 * Gaia Theory
 * Species and Habitat

Section I – Communities
 * Chapter 3 ~ The Abiotic World
 * The Physical Environment
 * Organism Morphology
 * Organism Physiology
 * Organism Behavior


 * Chapter 4 ~ Biological Communities
 * Communities
 * Terrestrial Biomes
 * Succession
 * Limnology


 * Chapter 5 ~ Community succession and stability
 * Community Stability
 * Disturbance
 * Problems Determining Stability
 * Charles Elton


 * Chapter 6 ~ Invasive Species Ecology
 * Introduction
 * Species status
 * Invasive Theories
 * Summarization


 * Chapter 7 ~ Species Richness and Diversity
 * Species Richness and Diversity Introduction
 * Rapoport's Rule
 * Metabolic Hypothesis
 * Diversity Measurements


 * Chapter 8 ~ Island Biogeography and Habitat Fragmentation
 * Island Biogeography
 * Endemism
 * Habitat Fragmentation
 * Metapopulation Theory

Section II – Populations
 * Chapter 9 ~ Species and Populations
 * Species Concept
 * Population Biology
 * Predation


 * Chapter 10 ~ Resource Competition
 * Population Growth
 * Competition Types
 * Modeling Interspecific Competition


 * Chapter 11 ~ Predation and Herbivory
 * Types of Predation
 * Herbivory
 * Plant Defenses
 * Predator-Prey Models


 * Chapter 12 ~ Parasitism
 * Introduction
 * Types of Parasitism
 * The Host
 * Parasite Community Effects

Section III – Ecosystems
 * Chapter 13 ~ Ecosystems
 * Introduction
 * Ecosystem Concept
 * Basic Structural Components
 * Characteristics of Esosystems
 * Basic Functional Components
 * Food Webs


 * Chapter 14 ~ Energy in Ecosystems
 * Introduction
 * Energy
 * Organisms Role in the Flow of Energy
 * The Laws of Thermodynamics as They Relate to Ecology
 * Measuring Energy Flow


 * Chapter 15 ~ Biogeochemical Cycles
 * Introduction
 * Biogeochemical Cycles
 * Soil

Section IV – Ecology of the Organism life history examples
 * Chapter 16 ~ Manatee


 * Chapter 17 ~ Short-Tailed Hawk


 * Chapter 18 ~ Peregrine Falcon
 * Chapter 19 ~ North American River Otter
 * Chapter 20 ~Pinewoods Treefrog


 * Chapter 21 ~ Cottonmouth Snake

Section V – Practical Ecology
 * Practical Vegetation Sampling

Appendix A – Glossaries of Ecological Terms
 * Glossary 1 – Basic Ecology


 * Glossary 2 – Invasive Species


 * Glossary 3 – Methodologies

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