Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Volume 1This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter. Its unique organization of focusing only on several key concepts in each chapter sets it apart from the competition. . |
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... stream basins that included small tributaries of Hubbard Brook . The natural topographic boundaries of these stream basins offered the opportunity for measuring the movement of nutrients . Before they deforested the experimental basin ...
... stream basins that included small tributaries of Hubbard Brook . The natural topographic boundaries of these stream basins offered the opportunity for measuring the movement of nutrients . Before they deforested the experimental basin ...
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... stream or river and you will soon capture large numbers of stream insects and algae along with fragments of leaves and wood . If you place some of the organic matter washed into your net under a microscope , you will find it laden with ...
... stream or river and you will soon capture large numbers of stream insects and algae along with fragments of leaves and wood . If you place some of the organic matter washed into your net under a microscope , you will find it laden with ...
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... stream , it may pass through several ecosystem components such as an algal cell , an invertebrate , a fish , or a detrital frag- ment . Each of these ecosystem components may be displaced downstream by current and therefore contribute ...
... stream , it may pass through several ecosystem components such as an algal cell , an invertebrate , a fish , or a detrital frag- ment . Each of these ecosystem components may be displaced downstream by current and therefore contribute ...
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Climate Diagrams | 18 |
Tropical Savanna | 25 |
Temperate Grassland | 32 |
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