Cain, Michael L. (Michael Lee) creator Bowman, William D. Hacker, Sally D. text bibliography mau Sunderland, Mass Sinauer Associates c2011 2011 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xxii, 648 p. col. ill., col. maps 29 cm. 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. Michael L. Cain, William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ecology QH541 .E31933 2011 577 C1351e2 9780878934454 9780878936007 (pbk.) 2011000946 DLC 130131 20210210062657.0 312022