Ecology

In: Teach yourself includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-189) and index

Abstract

What is ecology? -- Energy flow and nutrient cycles -- Analysis of the environment -- Terrestrial biomes -- Aquatic biomes -- Populations and their regulation -- Communities -- Plants, phytophagous invertebrates and vertebrate herbivores -- Predators and prey -- Pathogens, symbionts and parasites -- Biomass, biodiversity and human influences on the environment -- Appendixes