{"product_id":"ecology-in-action-paperback-softback-9781108927222","title":"Ecology in Action (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108927222","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEcology in Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn undergraduate text providing students with a solid understanding of ecological concepts while illuminating their real-world applications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFred D. Singer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108927222, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e643 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 3.1 cm, 1.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I am very impressed with the new edition of this book. Visual literacy is weakness among many undergraduates and this book does a superb job of making ecology accessible through learning how to interpret graphs, tables, and figures. Also good are the presentation of Lotka-Volterra population growth models as well as competition and consumer-resource models.' Paul Ode, Colorado State University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProviding students with a solid understanding of core ecological concepts while explaining how ecologists raise and answer real-world questions, this second edition weaves together classic and cutting-edge case studies to bring the subject to life. It is fully updated throughout, including two chapters devoted to climate change ecology, along with extensive coverage of disease ecology, and has been designed specifically to equip students with the tools to analyze and interpret real data. Each chapter emphasizes the linkage between observations, ideas, questions, hypotheses, predictions, results, and conclusions. Additional summary sections describe the development and evolution of research programs in each of ecology's core areas, providing students with essential context. Integrated discussion questions, along with end-of-chapter questions, encourage active learning. These are supported by online resources including tutorials that teach students to use the R programming language for statistical analyses of data presented in the text.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction and the Physical Environment: 1. What is ecology in action?\u003cbr\u003e 2. The physical environment\u003cbr\u003e 3. The carbon cycle and climate change\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Evolutionary and Organismal Ecology: 4. Evolution and adaptation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Physiological and evolutionary ecology of acquiring nutrients and energy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Physiological and evolutionary ecology of temperature and water relations\u003cbr\u003e 7. Behavioral ecology\u003cbr\u003e Online case study 1. Bernd Heinrich: studying adaptation in the field and the laboratory\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Population Ecology: 8. Life history evolution\u003cbr\u003e 9. Population distribution and dispersal movement\u003cbr\u003e 10. Population abundance and growth\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conservation ecology\u003cbr\u003e Online case study 2. Jane Goodall and Anne Pusey: researching the chimpanzees of Gombe\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Community Ecology: 12. Interspecific competition\u003cbr\u003e 13. Predation and other exploitative interactions\u003cbr\u003e 14. Facilitation\u003cbr\u003e 15. Complex interactions and food webs\u003cbr\u003e 16. Biological diversity and community stability\u003cbr\u003e Online case study 3. Dan Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs: community interactions and tropical restoration through biodiversity conservation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Ecosystem and Global Ecology: 17. Ecosystem structure and energy flow\u003cbr\u003e 18. Nutrient cycles: global, regional and local\u003cbr\u003e 19. Disturbance and succession\u003cbr\u003e 20. Geographic and landscape ecology\u003cbr\u003e 21. Climate change ecology\u003cbr\u003e Online case study 4. Jane Lubchenco: community, ecosystem and global ecology\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Credits\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ecological science, the Biosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ecological science, the Biosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ecological%20science,%20the%20Biosphere%20%5BPSAF%5D%22\"\u003ePSAF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463028535576,"sku":"9781108927222","price":43.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108927222i.jpg?v=1785545872","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ecology-in-action-paperback-softback-9781108927222","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}