Ecology

by Robert E. Ricklefs, Gary L. Miller

In the decade since the last edition of this classic text, vast changes have occurred in the ecological landscape. There is increased awareness of the importance of scale, the role of disturbance, the necessity for conservation, the potential for restoration, and the power of genetics in understanding relationships among organisms. Building on traditional foundations--evolution and adaptation, energy flow, population and community interactions, and behavioral ecology--the new edition of Ecology emphasizes modern concepts and approaches to present an accessible and comprehensive treatment of the field of ecology.

Genres: Ecology, Textbooks, Science, Nonfiction, Biology, Environment, Academic

896 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Amos Tai · Rating 5 out of 5]

After quite some time I’ve finally finished this whole, highly recommended textbook of #Ecology #TheEconomyOfNature by #RickRelyea and #RobertRicklefs! 🌎

When I was an undergrad at MIT, I was fascinated by an ecology course, and for a long time I had wanted to become an ecologist. But I was told back then that molecular ecology was the future, so I spent two years working in a molecular marine lab pipetting solutions, extracting DNA, anxiously doing toxic electrophoresis, and manually decoding the genomic sequence of Cyanobacteria, only to discover that I was really not into molecular lab science and my road to ecology encountered a roadblock there. 🍂

Painstakingly I switched to environmental chemistry, then focusing on atmospheric chemistry and physics, finally finding my true passion in computation and data analytics. Along the way, though, I never gave up on ecology, constantly trying to find connections between life and the atmosphere. I gradually rediscovered this whole exciting emerging field of ecological and biogeochemical modeling that fit wonderfully with my interests and training in atmospheric and Earth system modeling. 🌲

Now, most of my papers, even though still focusing on air pollution and climate change, often address various aspects of ecosystems, vegetation and microbes. So I feel like I should go back to my root and re-study ecology, and perhaps I can at least become an amateur ecologist. 😉

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[Ida Sturkman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fick en halv stroke när jag läste den ibland. Tror de sa samma ord 6 gånger i en mening

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

For BIOL 2140: Principles of Ecology

This textbook had a lot of basic ecology and biology information in it such as: mutualism, predator-prey relationships, succession, biomes, etc. Lots of examples and the book came with premade PowerPoints that my professor used.