TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,T.M.
AU  - Smith,Robert Leo
TI  - Elements of ecology
SN  - 9780321934185
AV  - QH541 .S624 2015
U1  - 577 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - United States of America
PB  - Pearson Eduaction, Inc.
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
N1  - The nature of ecology -- Climate -- The aquatic environment -- The terrestrial environment -- Adaptation and natural selection -- Plant adaptations to the environment -- Animal adaptations to the environment -- Properties of populations -- Population growth -- Life history -- Intraspecific population regulation -- Species interactions, population dynamics, and natural selection -- Interspecific competition -- Predation -- Parasitism and mutualism -- Community structure -- Factors influencing the structure of communities -- Community dynamics -- Landscape dynamics -- Ecosystem energetics -- Decomposition and nutrient cycling -- Biogeochemical cycles -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Coastal and wetland ecosystems -- Large-scale patterns of biological diversity -- The ecology of climate change
N2  - An introductory textbook for college students
ER  -