Ecology
A Guide to the Study of Ecosystems

Contributors

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

Detailed contents

Rapadelta, Lappland, Sweden
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

High elevation conifers, Sierra Nevada, California, USA / credit: Marshman
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

A large pond and wetlands near Minsk, Belarus / credit: Hades
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

Potato field in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA
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

Dunes in Death Valley, California, USA / credit: Urban
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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