Preface
About the Author
Part 1 Biodiversity and the Physical Setting
Chapter 1 Ecology and the Power of Natural Selection
Chapter 2 Chance,Change and Evolution
Chapter 3 The Great Wealth of Life:Biodiversity
Chapter 4 Climate
Chapter 5 Ecosystems,Nutrient Cycles,and Soil
PART 2 Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 6 The Ecological Efficiency of Living Things
Chapter 7 Who Needs Sex Anyway?
Chapter 8 Populations and Resources:A Balancing Act
Chapter 9 The Power of Predators
Chapter 10 Peopling Earth
PART 3 Community Ecology
Chapter 11 Biomes
Chapter 12 Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 13 Why Wetlands Aren't Worthless
Chapter 14 Making Connection:Fisheries
Chapter 15 Succession
Chapter 16 Community Change
Chapter 17 Climate Change and Global Warming
Chapter 18 Fragmentation
Chapter 19 Reserve Deign
PART 4 Ecology and Society
Chapter 20 Peeding the World
Chapter 21 Pollution:the Other Face of Fertilizers and Pesticides
Chapter 22 Atmosphere,Air Pollution,and Ozone
Chapter 23 The Use and Supply of Energy
Chapter 24 How Does Acid Depostion Affect Ecosystems?
Chapter 25 Human Disease:Evolutionary
Chapter 26 Environmental Economics
Chapter 27 Environmental Legislation and Policy
Chapter 28 Peering Into The Future
Glossary
References
Photo Credits
Index