Smith, T. M. (Thomas Michael) creator text bibliography mau 2015 9th edition monographic eng spa

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1 varoius paging : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm An introductory textbook for college students. 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. adult Thomas M. Smith, University of Virginia ; Robert Leo Smith, West Virginia University, Emeritus . Ecology Ecology Textbooks Ecology Study and teaching (Higher) QH541 .S624 2015 577 9780321934185 2014021187 DLC 140530 20161208075039.0 18169629 eng