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Fundamentals of Ecology

Author(s): Eugene Odum

ISBN: 9788131500200

Edition: 5th

© Year : 2006

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Binding: Paperback

Pages: 624

Trim Size : 254 X 203 mm

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Master the study of ecology in the twenty-first century with FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY! Designed to educate a wide audience about ecological science, this biology text shows you the application of ecological principles in the real world and how to use what you learn to solve problems in fields such as resource management, conservation biology, ecological toxicology, ecosystem health, landscape ecology, and restoration ecology. Introductory statements, diagrams, models, photographs, and a book-specific website are just a few of the tools found throughout the text that will help you succeed.

' New sections on the ecological footprint, global climate change, soil and fire ecology, metapopulation dynamics, population genetics, biodiversity, neutral theory, and landscape sustainability provide an integrative perspective to the field of ecology. A top-down ecosystem/landscape approach is maintained, structured on an increasing hierarchal (population, community, ecosystem, landscape, regional, and global) levels-of-organization underpinning. Many pedagogical enhancements, including introductory statements, engaging diagrams, models, and photographs illustrating principles, concepts, and mechanisms in evolutionary and integrative biology. Real world examples, including classic and current references, render the content more engaging and concrete. Discussions address how knowledge of the principles of ecology can help solve problems in fields such as resource management, conservation biology, ecological toxicology, ecosystem health, landscape ecology, and restoration ecology. Meticulous and thorough references are provided. Clear statement and response structure organizes all chapters. Glossary provides convenient access to key terms used in each chapter.
'Preface. Eugene P. Odum and Gary W. Barrett   1. The Scope of Ecology   2. The Ecosystem   3. Energy in Ecological Systems   4. Biogeochemical Cycles   5. Limiting and Regulatory Factors   6. Population Ecology   7. Community Ecology   8. Ecosystem Development   9. Landscape Ecology   10. Regional Ecology: Major Ecosystem Types and Biomes   11. Global Ecology   12. Statistical Thinking for Students of Ecology   Glossary   References   Index
'Eugene P. Odum Eugene P. Odum completed a Ph.D. in zoology from the  University of Illinois  in 1939, followed by a one-year position as a resident naturalist at the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville,  New York. He came to the University of Georgia in 1940 and obtained the initial grant from the  Atomic  Energy Commission in  1951 that  estab- lished the Savannah  River Ecology Laboratory. Odum was also the founder of the Sapelo Marine Biological Laboratory and the Institute of Ecology. He served as president  of the Ecological Society of America (1964-1965) and received the Eminent Ecologist Award from ESA in 1974. In 1970, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He published a dozen books and  more than  200  publications  before his death on 10 August 2002. Eugene P. Odum was the recipient of the  highest  honors  in ecology?the Tyler Award (world prize  for environmental  achievement  [1975] ), the  Prix  de l'Institut   de  la  Vie  (awarded  by the  French  government [1975] ), and the Crafoord Prize (the ecology equivalent of the Nobel Prize [1987] ) the latter  two awards were shared with his brother, Howard T. Odum.   Gary  W. Barrett Gary  W. Barrett is the Odum Professor  of Ecology in the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia. He received a B.S. in biology from Oakland City University in 1961, an M.S. in biology from Marquette University in 1963, and a Ph.D. in zoology/ecology from the University of Georgia in 1967. He served as director of the  Institute of Ecology from 1994 through  1996. Until 1994, he was the Distinguished  Professor of Ecology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Barrett was the founder of the Institute of Environmental Sciences  and  the  Ecology Research  Center  at  Miami University. He was the ecology program  director  with the National Science Foundation from 1981-1983. Barrett  is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990). He served as president of the United States Section of the International Association  for  Landscape  Ecology (1988-1990), as president  of the Association for Ecosystem Research Centers (1995-1996), and as president  of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (1998). He is the author of five books and more than 160 publications.  Gary W. Barrett  received the AIBS Presidential Citation Award in 2000 in recognition of leadership and contributions to the biological sciences, and the prestigious Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award in 2001 from the United States Section of the International Association for Landscape Ecology.