01523cam a2200289 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000370008802000400012504000180016505000220018308200120020510000440021724500620026125000190032326000520034230000510039433600210044533700250046633800230049150400510051450501980056552004570076365000130122014450135OSt20201106174008.0060713s2008    maua     b    001 0 eng    a  2006023128  a9780073050829 (pbk : alk. paper)  a0073050822 (hard copy : alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC00aQH541b.M553 200800a5772221 aMolles, Manuel C.,cJr.,d1948-eauthor10aEcology :bconcepts and applications /cManuel C. Molles.  aFourth edition  aBoston :bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,cc2008.  axx, 604 pages :bcolor illustrations ;c28 cm.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aSection I. Natural History -- Section II. Individuals -- Section III. Population ecology -- Section IV. Interactions -- Section V. Communities and ecosystems -- Section VI. Large-scale ecology.  aEcology: Concepts and Applications by Molles places great emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter. 0aEcology.