Basic Ecology

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Saunders College Pub., 1983 - Science - 613 pages
The scope of ecology. The ecosystem. Energy in ecological sytems. Biogeochemical cycles. Limiting factors and the physical environment. Population dynamics. Populations in communities. Development and evolution in the ecosystem. The predicament of humankind: futuristics. Brief description of major natural ecosystem types of the biosphere.

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The Scope of Ecology
1
The Ecosystem
13
Energy in Ecological Systems
86
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