TY - BOOK AU - Smith,T.M. AU - Smith,Robert Leo TI - Elements of ecology SN - 9781292077406 (paperback) AV - QH541 S65 PY - 2015///] CY - Essex PB - Pearson Edition Limited KW - Ecology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. R1-R20) and index; Chapter 1: The Nature of Ecology Chapter 2: Climate Chapter 3: The Aquatic Environment Chapter 4: The Terrestrial Environment Chapter 5: Adaptation and Natural Selection Chapter 6: Plant Adaptations to the Environment Chapter 7: Animal Adaptations to the Environment Chapter 8: Properties of Populations Chapter 9: Population Growth Chapter 10: Life History Chapter 11: Intraspecific Population Regulation Chapter 12: Species Interactions, Population Dynamics, and Natural Selection Chapter 13: Interspecific Competition Chapter 14: Predation Chapter 15: Parasitism and Mutualism Chapter 16: Community Structure Chapter 17: Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities Chapter 18: Community Dynamics Chapter 19: Landscape Dynamics Chapter 20: Ecosystem Energetics Chapter 21: Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling Chapter 22: Biogeochemical Cycles Chapter 23: Terrestrial Ecosystems Chapter 24: Aquatic Ecosystems Chapter 25: Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems Chapter 26: Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity Chapter 27: Global Climate Change ER -