Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and AbundanceWhat is ecology?; Introduction to the science of ecology; The problem of distribution: populations; Methods for analyzing distributions; Factors limiting distributions: dispersal; Factors limiting distributions: behavior, interrelations with other organisms, temperature, moisture, other physical and chemical; The problem of abundance: populations; Population parameters; Demographic techniques; Population growth; Species interactions: competition, predation, herbivory; Natural regulation of population size; Some examples of population studies; Some examples of population studies; Applied problems: 1. the optimum-yield problem, 2. biological control; Distribution and abundance at the community level; Community parameters; The nature of the community; Community structure; Community change; Species diversity; Community organization; Community metabolism: 1. primary production, 2. secundary production; Nutrient cycles. |
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POPULATIONS | 15 |
Behavior | 40 |
Interrelations with Other Organisms | 48 |
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