Chapter 1 Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method 1
PART I LIFE AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 2 Adaptations to Aquatic Environments 32
Chapter 3 Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments 56
Chapter 4 Adaptations to Variable Environments 84
Chapter 5 Climates and Soils 112
Chapter 6 Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes 136
PART II ORGANISMS
Chapter 7 Evolution and Adaptation 160
Chapter 8 Life Histories 184
Chapter 9 Reproductive Strategies 206
Chapter 10 Social Behaviors 230
PART III POPULATIONS
Chapter 11 Population Distributions 246
Chapter 12 Population Growth and Regulation 270
Chapter 13 Population Dynamics over Space and Time 294
PART IV SPECIES INTERACTIONS
Chapter 14 Predation and Herbivory 316
Chapter 15 Parasitism and Infectious Diseases 342
Chapter 16 Competition 366
Chapter 17 Mutualism 390
PART V COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Chapter 18 Community Structure 412
Chapter 19 Community Succession 442
Chapter 20 Movement of Energy in Ecosystems 466
Chapter 21 Movement of Elements in Ecosystems 490
PART VI GLOBAL ECOLOGY
Chapter 22 Landscape Ecology, Biogeography, and Global Biodiversity 514
Chapter 23 Global Conservation of Biodiversity 540
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Appendices
Reading Graphs A-1
Statistical Tables A-7
Answers to Analyzing Ecology and Graphing the Data exercises A-11
Suggested Readings A-19
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
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