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100	1		_aBush, Mark B.
245	1	0	_aEcology of a changing planet / _cMark B. Bush.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aUpper Saddle River, N.J. : _bPrentice Hall, _c2000.
300			_axiii, 498 p. : _bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 482-487) and indexes.
505			_a1 Diversity -- Chapter 1 Ecology, Environmentalism, and the First Polluters 2 -- 1.1 Developing and Testing Hypotheses 2 -- 1.2 Science and Society 3 -- 1.3 Ecology Is Not Environmentalism 5 -- 1.4 A Brief History of Earth: The First Billion Years 6 -- 1.5 Trying to Create Life in a Test Tube 7 -- 1.6 Oceans and Life 7 -- 1.7 Evolution of Photosynthesis 9 -- 1.8 Oxygen Producers Pollute the Planet 10 -- Chapter 2 Evolution and Natural Selection: The Heart of Ecology 13 -- 2.1 Change, Evolution, and Chance 13 -- 2.2 Theory of Natural Selection 16 -- 2.3 Fitness and Genetic Immortality 20 -- 2.4 Drifting Continents and Evolution 21 -- 2.5 Biodiversity and the Bush of Life 24 -- 2.6 What Causes Speciation? 27 -- 2.7 Why Does a Species Go Extinct? 28 -- Chapter 3 Ecological Efficiency of Living Things 30 -- 3.1 Photosynthesis: Converting Sunlight to Carbohydrate 30 -- 3.2 Fate of Carbohydrate 33 -- 3.3 Ecological Efficiency of Plants 34 -- 3.4 Ecological Efficiency of Animals 35 -- 3.5 Energy Flow Through a Food Chain 36 -- 3.6 Costs of Control: Endothermy and Ectothermy 38 -- Chapter 4 Climate 40 -- 4.1 Solar Connection 40 -- 4.2 Priming the Climate Engine 42 -- 4.3 Frontal Systems 45 -- 4.4 Oceanic Influences 47 -- 4.5 Cycles of Climate Change 49 -- Chapter 5 Biomes: The Great Vegetation Types 54 -- 5.1 Tundra 54 -- 5.2 Boreal Forest 58 -- 5.3 Temperate Forest 59 -- 5.4 Prairies and Grasslands 60 -- 5.5 Chaparral 61 -- 5.6 Desert 62 -- 5.7 Tropical Forests 65 -- 5.8 Tropical Mountains 67 -- 5.9 Oceans 67 -- 5.10 Estuaries 68 -- Chapter 6 Ecosystems, Nutrient Cycles, and Soil 71 -- 6.1 How Large Is an Ecosystem? 71 -- 6.2 Getting to the Root of Productivity 73 -- 6.3 Soil: Our Ultimate Resource 80 -- 6.4 Soil Maps 83 -- 6.5 Soil Erosion 85 -- 6.6 Importance of Fire 86 -- 6.7 Ecosystem Functions and Values 87 -- Chapter 7 Aquatic Ecosystems 89 -- 7.1 Marine Systems 89 -- 7.2 Groundwater 96 -- 7.3 Surface Freshwater 97 -- 7.4 What Happened to the Lakes Where Dinosaurs Wallowed? 99 -- 7.5 Variability of Natural Lakes and Rivers 100 -- 7.6 Seasonal Changes in a Lake 102 -- Chapter 8 Why Wetlands Aren't Worthless 107 -- 8.1 What Is a Wetland? 107 -- 8.2 Water and Wetland Chemistry 110 -- 8.3 Wetlands as Hydrologic Regulators 112 -- 8.4 Adaptations to Living in a Swamp 113 -- 8.5 Wetlands and Wildlife 115 -- 8.6 Indicators of Ecosystem Quality 116 -- 8.7 Altering Wetland Functions and Values 118 -- 8.8 Restoration of the Florida Everglades 120 -- 8.9 Wetlands and the Law 122 -- 8.10 Creating Wetlands 124 -- Ecology in Action: Wetland Delineation 123 -- 2 Population and Community Ecology -- Chapter 9 Populations and Resources: A Balancing Act 128 -- 9.1 Assessing Trends in Populations 128 -- 9.2 Drive to Compete 132 -- 9.3 Populations and Natural Processes 135 -- 9.4 Ecological Niche; or, How to be Your Favorite Organism 136 -- Chapter 10 Who Needs Sex Anyway? 143 -- 10.1 Ways to Produce Clones 143 -- 10.2 Ecological Costs of Sex 144 -- 10.3 Many Babies or Big Bodies: An Energetic Trade-Off 147 -- 10.4 Selection for an Optimal Number of Young 150 -- 10.5 Territoriality 152 -- 10.6 Polygyny and Female Choice 154 -- Chapter 11 Making Connections: Fisheries 158 -- 11.1 Fishing Isn't What it Used to Be 158 -- 11.2 Fish, Fisheries, and Productivity 159 -- 11.3 A Simple Model of Fisheries 162 -- 11.4 Further Ecological Thoughts on Fisheries 165 -- 11.5 Prey Switching and Fishing 169 -- 11.6 Local Solutions to Fishery Problems 171 -- 11.7 Are Fish Farms the Answer? 172 -- 11.8 National and International Protection 173 -- Chapter 12 Predators, Parasites, and More 176 -- 12.1 Evolutionary Success of Cowards 176 -- 12.2 Pyramids of Power 176 -- 12.3 Optimal Foragingo Theory 178 -- 12.4 Do Hunters Control Prey Populations? 180 -- 12.5 Predators and Prey Behavior 182 -- 12.6 Predators Can Increase Species Diversity 183 -- 12.7 Defensive Weapons of Plants 184 -- 12.8 Other Species Interactions 184 -- 12.9 Mimicry 187 -- 12.10 Predation and Management 188 -- Chapter 13 Communities Through Time: Changing Populations and Landscapes 190 -- 13.1 Coming and Going of Ice Ages 190 -- 13.2 Are Communities Stable Through Time? 195 -- 13.3 Pollen History of Northeastern North American Forests 195 -- 13.4 Plant Migrations in the Southwestern United States 199 -- 13.5 A Mammal Community of the Past 199 -- 13.6 Instability in the Tropics 201 -- 13.7 So, Are Communities Stable Through Time? 202 -- 13.8 Another Note on Extinction: The Blitzkrieg Hypothesis 202 -- 13.9 Continuing Changes in Our Forests 204 -- Chapter 14 Ecological Succession: Rebuilding Ecosystems 208 -- 14.1 Clements and the Superorganism 208 -- 14.2 Ashes to Forest 210 -- 14.3 Succession and Ecosystem Functions 213 -- 14.4 From Field to Forest 215 -- 14.5 Succession and Coral Reefs 219 -- 14.6 Disturbance That Maintains Diversity 220 -- 14.7 Succession and Habitat Management 221 -- 14.8 Old-Growth Controversy 221 -- 14.9 Equilibrium or Nonequilibrium in Our Modern Ecosystems 224 -- Chapter 15 How and Why of Tropical Biodiversity 226 -- 15.1 Where Are the Tropics? 226 -- 15.2 How Many Species Live in the Tropics? 227 -- 15.3 Why Are There So Many Species in the Tropics? 228 -- 15.4 Diversity of Tropical Habitats 230 -- 15.5 Structure and Niche Diversity in a Tropical Rain Forest 231 -- 15.6 Niche Richness and Diversity 235 -- 15.7 Are Extinction Rates Lower in the Tropics? 236 -- 15.8 Pest Pressure 236 -- 15.9 Speciation Mechanisms in the Tropics 237 -- Chapter 16 Peopling Earth 241 -- 16.1 Humans: A Late Arrival 241 -- 16.2 From Hunter-Gatherer to Urban Dweller 243 -- 16.3 Agriculture: The Springboard of Population Growth 244 -- 16.4 An Exponentially Growing Population 244 -- 16.5 Population Demographics 246 -- 16.6 Emergence of the MDCs 247 -- 16.7 Demographic Transition 249 -- 16.8 Limiting the Expansion of the Human Population 250 -- 16.9 Reforming the Role of Women 254 -- 16.10 Human Population Growth and Consumerism 255 -- 3 Ecological Impacts of Changing Land Use -- Chapter 17 Feeding the World 258 -- 17.1 Human Nutritional Requirements 258 -- 17.2 Agriculture versus Population Growth: A Deadly Race 260 -- 17.3 Exporting the Green Revolution 264 -- 17.4 Social Problems and the Second Green Revolution 265 -- 17.5 Desertification 266 -- 17.6 Sustainable Agriculture 269 -- Chapter 18 Pollution: The Other Face of Fertilizers and Pesticides 272 -- 18.1 What Is Pollution? 272 -- 18.2 Pollution That Increases Growth 273 -- 18.3 Biological Effects of Pollutants 277 -- 18.4 Why Do We Pollute? 280 -- 18.5 Pesticides: Pollutants That We Need 281 -- 18.6 Pesticide Alternatives 284 -- 18.7 Integrated Pest Management 286 -- Ecology in Action: Biological Control of Rabbits 286 -- Chapter 19 Aspects of Tropical Development 290 -- 19.1 Remote Sensing and Tropical Forests 290 -- 19.2 Misleading Estimates of Forest Destruction 291 -- 19.3 What Are the Factors Driving Deforestation? 292 -- 19.4 Promoting the Conservation of Tropical Rain Forests 298 -- 19.5 Sustainable Agriculture in the Forests 305 -- 19.6 Before We Blame It All on LDCs 305 -- Ecology in Action: Can Extractive Industries Save the Rain Forest? 302 -- Chapter 20 Habitat Fragmentation and Extinction 308 -- 20.1 Relationship Between Habitat Area and Species Diversity 308 -- 20.2 Lessons from Islands 309 -- 20.3 Edge Effects and Habitat Fragmentation 312 -- 20.4 Songbirds and Forest Fragmentation 313 -- 20.5 Metapopulations: Another Way to Think About Fragmented Populations 315 -- 20.6 Threat Posed by Exotic Species 317 -- 20.7 Extinction or Crying Wolf? 323 -- Ecology in Action: Studying the Effects of Fragmenting a Rain Forest 316 -- Chapter 21 Working to Save Biodiversity 326 -- 21.1 What Is So Good About Biodiversity? 326 -- 21.2 Why Have Nature Reserves? 327 -- 21.3 Population Needed for Survival 328 -- 21.4 Area Needed for Survival 330 -- 21.5 Management of Reserves 335 -- 21.6 Restoration Ecology: The Next Thrust of Conservation 338 -- 21.7 Crawling from the Brink of Extinction 340 -- Ecology in Action: Rebuilding a Prairie 339 -- Chapter 22 Atmosphere, Air Pollution, and Ozone 346 -- 22.1 Composition of the Atmosphere 346 -- 22.2 Layers in the Atmosphere 348 -- 22.3 Air Pollution 349 -- 22.4 Our Love-Hate Relationship with Ozone 349 -- 22.5 Tropospheric Ozone: The Hate Relationship 350 -- 22.6 Stratospheric Ozone: The Love Relationship 353 -- 22.7 Protecting the Ozone Layer 357 -- Chapter 23 Climate Change and Global Warming 360 -- 23.1 Greenhouse Effect 360 -- 23.2 Carbon Dioxide Concentration Through Time 361 -- 23.3 Climatic Triggers 363 -- 23.4 Human Actions and Climate Change 366 -- 23.5 Computer Simulations of a Warmer World 371 -- 23.6 Potential Effects of a 2.5[degree]C Warming 371 -- 23.7 Carbon Sequestration: A New Way to Think About a Tree 375 -- 23.8 Global Warming: A Risk to Be Ignored? 376 -- Ecology in Action: Ecologists Monitor Boreal Fires and Climate Change 376 -- Chapter 24 How Does Acid Deposition Affect Ecosystems? 380 -- 24.1 Acidity: Definition and Sources 380 -- 24.2 Effect of Acid Deposition on Terrestrial Systems 382 -- 24.3 Effect of Acid Deposition on Aquatic Systems 385 -- 24.4 Acid Transport and Buffered Systems 387.
520			_aAn introductory text that outlines the fundamental ecological principles which provide the foundation for understanding environmental issues. It uses a framework of applied ecology to explore specifics such as habitat fragmentation, acid deposition, and the emergence of new human diseases.
650		0	_aEcology.
650		0	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents. _uhttp://openisbn.com/isbn/013011202X/
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