02096cam a2200349 i 4500 18169629 20161208075039.0 140530s2015 maua e b 001 0 eng 2014021187 9780321934185 DLC eng DLC rda DLC spa pcc QH541 .S624 2015 577 23 Smith, T. M. (Thomas Michael), Elements of ecology / Thomas M. Smith, University of Virginia ; Robert Leo Smith, West Virginia University, Emeritus . 9th edition Boston : Pearson, [2015] 1 varoius paging : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm rdamedia rdacarrier The 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. An introductory textbook for college students. Ecology. Ecology Textbooks. Ecology Study and teaching (Higher) 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg 6 QH541 .S624 2015 250981 250981 0 0 lcc 0 QH0541 S624 02015 0 mbl 216786 12 12 20 2016-05-27 UNIVERSITY BOOKS, INC. 145.00 539388 0 QH541 .S624 2015 50000003241758 2016-05-27 00:00:00 c. 1 r:334571 6