The Ecological World View. 2008. illus. 574 p. 4to. Paper bd.

Chapter headings: An Introduction to Ecology/ Geographic Ecology/ What Limits Geographic Distribution?/ Behavioral Ecology: Evolution inAction/ Population Dynamics - Abundance in Space/ Population Dynamics -Abundance in Time/ Negative Species Interactions - Predation, Herbivoryand Competition/ Negative Species Interactions - Infection andParasitism/ Positive Interaction between Species - Mutualism andCommensalism/ Population Regulation and the Balance of Nature/Community Dynamics - Succession/ Community Dynamics - Biodiversity/Community Dynamics - Food Webs/ Community Dynamics - DistributionEcology/ Ecosystem Ecology - Energy Flows and Production/ EcosystemEcology - Nutrient Recycling/ Landscape Ecology - IntermingledEcosystems/ Harvesting Populations - How to Fish Sustainably/ PestControl: Why We Cannot Eliminate Pests/ Conservation Biology: Endangered Species and Ecosystems/ Ecosystem Health and Human Impacts.-This book has been written as an introduction to non - ecology majors.