Ecology and ecosystems analysis / Christopher S. Cronan.
Cronan, Christopher S., author.
2023
QH541
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Title Ecology and ecosystems analysis / Christopher S. Cronan.
Author Cronan, Christopher S., author.
ISBN 9783031452598 (electronic bk.)
3031452593 (electronic bk.)
9783031452581
3031452585
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45259-8
Published Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-45259-8 doi
Call Number QH541
Dewey Decimal Classification 577
Summary The goal of this book is to convey the rich perspectives, principles, and enchantment of ecology to a broad audience of students and lifelong learners. The book is based on the belief that the science of ecology is best understood by examining familiar ecosystems from the natural world and weaving fresh insights and ecological concepts into an ecosystems framework to reveal the patterns, processes, and interactions that are the foundation of sustainable living systems in our biosphere. In the spirit of that teaching philosophy, the core of this book focuses on specific ecosystems that are familiar to most of us (e.g., forests, wetlands, streams, lakes, and the like). Taken as a whole, the chapters of this text are intended to provide a conceptual framework and an intellectual pathway for understanding and interpreting the ecology of the biosphere using elements of population, community, ecosystem, and landscape ecology. Equipped with this toolkit of ecological literacy, readers and students will hopefully be better prepared to make personal, business, and civic or governmental decisions that are consistent with a healthy and sustainable Earth.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 6, 2023).
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Chapter. 1. Introduction
Chapter. 2. Life Processes
Chapter. 3. Environmental Analysis
Chapter. 4. Population Ecology
Chapter. 5. Community Ecology
Chapter. 6. Landscape Ecology and Conservation Biology
Chapter. 7. Forest Ecosystems
Chapter. 8. Lake Ecosystems
Chapter. 9. Stream Ecosystems
Chapter. 10. Wetland Ecosystems
Chapter. 11. Marine Ecosystems
Chapter. 12. Agroecosystems
Chapter. 13. Ecological Models
Chapter. 14. Atmospheric Influences, Global Warming, and Climate Change
Chapter. 15. Tropical Ecology and Deforestation
Chapter. 16. The Challenges of Human Population Growth
Epilogue
Study Questions
Glossary of Terms
References
Index.

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