Product Description

The new edition of this introductory ecology text, previously published as Ecology and Our Endangered Life-Support Systems , preserves its predecessor's 'big picture' approach while incorporating the latest concepts and research. It is suited to anyone seeking to become more environmentally literate, including students and professionals alike. The organization of the text is 'top down,' beginning with experimental life-support systems and ending with development and evolution. The relevance of ecological principles and the need for long-term solutions to environmental problems are stressed throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1018299 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 330 pages

From the Publisher
Contents:
The Life-Support Environment

Levels of Organization

The Ecosystem

Energetics

Material Cycles and Physical Conditions of Existence

Population and Community Ecology

Development and Evolution

Major Ecosystem Types of the World

Epilogue: The Transition from Youth to Maturity

Index

Customer Reviews

Excellent!!
This is a fantastic book for anyone interested in environmental issues who wants to learn more about the ecological basics, or someone like me who wants to brush up on their ecology without being bogged down in the mathematics that can make the textbooks hardgoing. At every stage, he relates the theory to real-life environmental and social issues, making ecology come to life, something I think is really important but which seems to be forgotten in many academic books. That is why I think there is something in this book for anyone with a vague interest in the subject. Pleasing presentation too.