Ecology

by William D. Bowman, Sally Hacker

Ecology is an easy-to-read and well-organized text for instructors and students to explore the basics and promote ecological literacy.

Ecology , sixth edition, introduces readers to the beauty of nature and the importance of ecology and provides content in a way that engages students without overwhelming them in the process. The authors motivate students with an engaging case study conceptual approach that highlights relevant applications and data-driven examples.

Ecology is available with Oxford Insight. Oxford Insight pairs best-in-class OUP content with curated media resources, activities, and gradable assessment, in a guided learning environment that delivers performance analytics, drives student engagement, and improves student outcomes.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, Biology, Ecology, School, Nature

744 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2008

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Reviews

[Haven]

as far as textbooks go, this wasn't impossible to read.

[Elisabeth]

Did quite read all of it, but read a heck of alot... The text was simplistic, but the content was interesting

[Hady George · Rating 3 out of 5]

More engaging than I thought it would be. Written in a casual tone and filled with information. The links to climate change throughout help keep things relevant, and got me interested in the topics I don't usually enjoy reading about. I definitely enjoyed some chapters much more than others, but this down to the content rather than the way information is presented. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to get a solid foundation in ecology, a discipline relevant to all sorts of scientific fields.

[Elizabeth Chang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very useful textbook! Perfect amount of words interspersed with a good amount of pictures!

[Austin Barger · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bland textbook, but it helped me pass the class. In reality, I only read about 530 of the 600ish pages

[Olivia]

Understandable textbook with relevant examples

[Cassandra Sharkey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t like Ecology....

[Lisa Arrigo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource

[Becky Thublin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This textbook utilized many real-world examples, making the more complicated ecological concepts easier to grasp. I enjoyed it very much and think it's an excellent book to use for an ecology class.

[Aimen · Rating 4 out of 5]

sassy, informative and keeps my interests cramming the night before