01719cam a2200289 i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200018000840400028001020410008001300420008001380500022001460820012001681000036001802450124002162500016003402640031003563000060003873370013004473380015004605050825004755200051013006500013013516500024013646500041013881816962920161208075039.0140530s2015    maua   e b    001 0 eng    a  2014021187  a9780321934185  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLC  aspa  apcc00aQH541b.S624 201500a5772231 aSmith, T. M.q(Thomas Michael),10aElements of ecology /cThomas M. Smith, University of Virginia ; Robert Leo Smith, West Virginia University, Emeritus .  a9th edition 1aBoston :bPearson,c[2015]  a1 varoius paging :billustrations (some color) ;c28 cm  2rdamedia  2rdacarrier0 aThe nature of ecology -- Climate -- The aquatic environment -- The terrestrial environment -- Adaptation and natural selection -- Plant adaptations to the environment -- Animal adaptations to the environment -- Properties of populations -- Population growth -- Life history -- Intraspecific population regulation -- Species interactions, population dynamics, and natural selection -- Interspecific competition -- Predation -- Parasitism and mutualism -- Community structure -- Factors influencing the structure of communities -- Community dynamics -- Landscape dynamics -- Ecosystem energetics -- Decomposition and nutrient cycling -- Biogeochemical cycles -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Coastal and wetland ecosystems -- Large-scale patterns of biological diversity -- The ecology of climate change.  aAn introductory textbook for college students. 0aEcology. 0aEcologyvTextbooks. 0aEcologyxStudy and teaching (Higher)