CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF EcoLOGY 10 CHAPTER 2 PoPULATIONS CHAPTER 3 ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES 33 CHAPTER 4 COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS AND EcoLoGICAL SUCCESSIONS 48 CHAPTER 5 EcoSYSTEMS 66 CONCLUSION 77 79 GiosSARY For MORE INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY 84 INDEX 85
here was a time many years ago when observ ing nature was an activity A best left to farmers and poets I To protect their livelihoods the former needed to keep an eye on weather events and the cycle of the seasons not to mention the nearby wildlife that might make a meal out of their livestock The latter was concerned mainly with the aesthetics or surface beauty of the natural world Then in 1869 a German scientist named Ernst Haeckel gave a name that lent credence to such watch fulness and musings Thus the science of ecology was born Studying the interaction among living things and their environments is what ecology is all about To do so requires a join ing together of several branches of science Biology climatology geology and zoology all have their place in the ecological realm Each branch offers vital information on
Ecology: The Delicate Balance of Life on Earth
Life on Earth can be viewed as a complex network of interactions between living organisms and their respective environments.
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By: Sherman Hollar
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