In this Book
- The Princeton Guide to Ecology
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Princeton University Press
The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist Simon Levin, with contributions from an international team of leading ecologists, the book contains more than ninety clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management. Complete with more than 200 illustrations (including sixteen pages in color), a glossary of key terms, a chronology of milestones in the field, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, research ecologists, scientists in related fields, policymakers, and anyone else with a serious interest in ecology.
- Explains key topics in one concise and authoritative volume
- Features more than ninety articles written by an international team of leading ecologists
- Contains more than 200 illustrations, including sixteen pages in color
- Includes glossary, chronology, suggestions for further reading, and index
- Covers autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management
Table of Contents
- Contributors
- pp. ix-xiv
- Part I Autecology
- I.1 Ecological Niche
- pp. 3-13
- I.2 Physiological Ecology: Animals
- pp. 14-19
- I.3 Physiological Ecology: Plants
- pp. 20-26
- I.5 Habitat Selection
- pp. 38-44
- I.6 Dispersal
- pp. 45-50
- I.7 Foraging Behavior
- pp. 51-58
- I.8 Social Behavior
- pp. 59-64
- I.9 Phenotypic Plasticity
- pp. 65-71
- I.10 Life History
- pp. 72-78
- I.12 Geographic Range
- pp. 87-92
- I.13 Adaptation
- pp. 93-100
- I.14 Phenotypic Selection
- pp. 101-108
- I.15 Population Genetics and Ecology
- pp. 109-116
- I.16 Phylogenetics and Comparative Methods
- pp. 117-125
- I.17 Microevolution
- pp. 126-133
- I.19 Adaptive Radiation
- pp. 143-152
- Part II Population Ecology
- II.3 Biological Chaos and Complex Dynamics
- pp. 172-176
- II.7 Predator–Prey Interactions
- pp. 202-212
- II.8 Host–Parasitoid Interactions
- pp. 213-219
- II.9 Ecological Epidemiology
- pp. 220-226
- II.11 Mutualism and Symbiosis
- pp. 233-238
- II.12 Ecology of Microbial Populations
- pp. 239-246
- II.13 Coevolution
- pp. 247-252
- Part III Communities and Ecosystems
- pp. 253-256
- III.3 Predation and Community Organization
- pp. 274-281
- III.10 Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemistry
- pp. 330-339
- III.13 The Marine Carbon Cycle
- pp. 358-366
- III.15 Ecological Stoichiometry
- pp. 376-385
- Part IV Landscapes and the Biosphere
- IV.1 Landscape Dynamics
- pp. 425-430
- IV.2 Landscape Pattern and Biodiversity
- pp. 431-437
- IV.5 Boundary Dynamics in Landscapes
- pp. 458-463
- Part V Conservation Biology
- pp. 511-513
- V.2 Population Viability Analysis
- pp. 521-528
- V.3 Principles of Reserve Design
- pp. 529-537
- V.5 Marine Conservation
- pp. 548-556
- V.6 Conservation and Global Climate Change
- pp. 557-565
- V.7 Restoration Ecology
- pp. 566-572
- Part VI Ecosystem Services
- pp. 573-578
- VI.4 Human-Dominated Systems: Agroecosystems
- pp. 597-605
- VI.5 Forests
- pp. 606-613
- VI.6 Grasslands
- pp. 614-618
- VI.7 Marine Ecosystem Services
- pp. 619-624
- VI.11 The Economics of Ecosystem Services
- pp. 652-658
- VI.13 Conservation of Ecosystem Services
- pp. 670-678
- Part VII Managing the Biosphere
- pp. 679-682
- VII.2 Fisheries Management
- pp. 689-694
- VII.3 Wildlife Management
- pp. 695-700
- VII.4 Managing the Global Water System
- pp. 701-711
- VII.6 Managing Infectious Diseases
- pp. 718-723
- VII.10 Governance and Institutions
- pp. 748-753
- Milestones in Ecology
- pp. 761-774