Cain, Michael L. <br/><br/>
Ecology 
Michael L. Cain, William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Sunderland, Mass.  Sinauer Associates  c2011. 
 - xxii, 648 p.  col. ill., col. maps  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The web of life -- Organisms and their environment. The physical environment ; The biosphere ; Coping with environmental variation : temperature and water ; Coping with environmental variation : energy ; Evolution and ecology -- Populations. Life history ; Population distribution and abundance ; Population growth and regulation ; Population dynamics -- Interaction among organisms. Competition ; Predation and herbivory ; Parasitism ; Mutualism and commensalism -- Communities. The nature of communities ; Change in communities ; Biogeography ; Species diversity in communities -- Ecosystems. Production ; Energy flow and food webs ; Nutrient supply and cycling -- Applied and large-scale ecology. Conservation biology ; Landscape ecology and ecosystem management ; Global ecology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780878934454 9780878936007 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011000946 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015753061  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH541  / .E31933 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577  / C1351e2