From the Book - Seventh edition.
Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers
Section I: Natural history and evolution. Life on land ; Life in water ; Population genetics and natural selection
Section II: Adaptations to the environment. Temperature relations ; Water relations ; Energy and nutrient relations ; Social relations
Section III: Population ecology. Population distribution and abundance ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Life histories
Section IV: Interactions. Competition ; Exploitative interactions : predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease ; Mutualism
Section V: Communities and ecosystems. Species abundance and diversity ; Species interactions and community structure ; Primary and secondary production ; Nutrient cycling and retention ; Succession and stability ; Large-scale ecology ; Landscape ecology ; Geographic ecology ; Global ecology
Appendix: Statistical tables.
