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Ecology David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)

Ecology By David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)

Ecology by David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)

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Ecology: Evolution, Application, Integration by David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)

With a groundbreaking approach, Ecology: Evolution, Application, Integration, Second Edition, teaches students to place ecological problems in an evolutionary context. The text also helps students develop scientific reasoning skills by modeling the process of science that researchers use to address fundamental ecological questions.

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Krohne has produced a well-written and very readable ecology text. The book has excellent examples and a fresh evolutionary perspective on ecology, and it will be widely useful for ecology classes. * Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University *
This book is a superb combination of accessibility, integration, and soundness. Most importantly, it employs a powerful educational strategy. Ecology, Second Edition, is one of the most compelling textbooks I have seen. * Steward T.A. Pickett, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies *
The design and layout of the chapters is far superior to that of other ecology textbooks. The writing is informative, but not dense with extraneous information... Content presentation, interactive examples, and succinct review questions and outlines are some of this book's many strengths. - Joseph R. Milanovich, Loyola University Chicago
This is the best ecology text out there. The emphasis on evolution inis the strongest of any ecology text I have used, and the writing style makes the material easy for undergraduates to absorb. * Mark Hammer, Wayne State College *
With so much evolutionary connection, Ecology, Second Edition, is a nearly perfect text. It clearly addresses the complexity of ecological and evolutionary interactions. * Josh Springer, Michigan State University *

About David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)

David T. Krohne is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wabash College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Ecology 1.1 What Is Ecology? 1.2 What Important Ideas Will Emerge In Your Study Of Ecology? Chapter 2: Adaptation and Evolution 2.1 How Did Darwin Develop The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection? 2.2 What Is Evolution? 2.3 What Are the Mechanisms of Evolution? 2.4 How Do Adaptations Arise? FEATURES The Human Impact The Evolution of Resistance in Pathogens and Pests On the Frontline Gene Flow in Gobies Do the Math Modeling the Rate of Change by Selection The Evolution Connection Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 3: Adaptations to the Physical Environment 3.1 How Do Environmental Factors Limit Growth And Survival? 3.2 What Adaptations Avoid Harsh Conditions? 3.3 How Do Physiological Adaptations Alter The Organism's Tolerance Limits? FEATURES The Human Impact Profound Changes to Coral Reefs On the Frontline Behavioral Thermoregulation in Lizards Do the Math Working with Bell Curves The Evolution Connection Plant Adaptations to Life on Land Chapter 4: Terrestrial Communities 4.1 What Determines Species Distributions? 4.2 What Are The Fundamental Types Of Terrestrial Communities? FEATURES Do the Math The Concept of Statistical Significance The Evolution Connection Historical Effects on Species Distributions The Human Impact Global Warming and Ecological Communities On the Frontline Geographic Range Equilibrium Chapter 5: Freshwater and Marine Communities 5.1 How is Water Distributed Across the Earth? 5.2 What Kinds of Communities Occur In Freshwater Ecosystems? 5.3 What Kinds of Communities Occur In Marine Ecosystems? 5.4. What are the important Physical and Ecological Factors in Aquatic Systems? FEATURES On the Frontline Recovery from Coral Bleaching . Do the Math Linear Regression The Human Impact Survival of the Everglades The Evolution Connection Not All Characteristics Are Adaptive Chapter 6: Behavioral Ecology 6.1 How Does Behavior Evolve? 6.2 What Role Does The Ecosystem Play In the Evolution of Behavior? 6.3 How Does The Social System Evolve? FEATURES The Evolution Connection Measuring the Contributions of Environment and Genetics to Behavior On the Frontline Balancing Selection and Sexual Selection in an insect Do the Math Using Hardy-Weinberg Analysis to Study Inbreeding The Human Impact Conservation of Wild Populations Chapter 7: The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation 7.1 What Are The Patterns of Local Environmental Variation? 7.2 What Are The Adaptive Responses To Local Environmental Variation? 7.3 What Factors Determine The Amount Of Intraspecific Variation? What Mechanisms Increase Genetic Variation? What Mechanisms Decrease Variation? How Do We Measure Genetic Variation In Populations? FEATURES On the Frontline Intraspecific Variation in Coral Reef Fish Swimming Phenotypes The Evolution Connection The Evolution of Sex Do the Math Measuring Genetic Variation The Human Impact Conservation Genetics in Small Populations Chapter 8: Demography 8.1 What Is a Population? 8.2 What Are The Key Quantitative Characteristics of a Population? 8.3 How Do Populations Change In Time and Space? FEATURES The Evolution Connection The Interaction of Evolution and Population Ecology On the Frontline The Human Impact Human Reproductive Rates Do the Math Matrix Algebra Chapter 9: Population Regulation 9.1 What Limits Population Growth? 9.2 Are Populations Ever Stable? 9.3 How Do Regulatory Factors Interact? 9.4 How Do Populations Interact? FEATURES The Human Impact Biological Control of Pests Do the Math Logistic Growth with Dynamic Resources The Evolution Connection Group Selection and Evolutionarily Stable Strategies On the Frontline Additive vs Compensatory Mortality in Grasshoppers Chapter 10: Life History Strategies 10.1 What Is A Life History Strategy? 10.2. Why Do Some Species Have Complex Life Cycles? 10.3 What Determines The Lifespan? 10.4 What Determines The Optimal Reproductive Pattern? FEATURES The Evolution Connection Technology and Evolutionary Strategies Do the Math The Difference in Production between Semelparity and Interoparity On the Frontline Reproductive effort and senescence in birds The Human Impact The Effect of Life History on the Risk of Extinction Chapter 11: Competition 11.1 What Is Competition? 11.2 What Determines The Intensity of Competition? 11.3 What Are The Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Competition? FEATURES On the Frontline Character Displacement in Chickadee Songs The Human Impact Competition and Invasive Species The Evolution Connection The Effect of Competition on Evolutionary History Do the Math How to Quantify Niche Overlap Chapter 12: Coevolution I: Exploitative Interactions 12.1 How Do Predators And Prey Adapt To One Another? 12.2 How Do Plants Respond To Herbivory? 12.3 How Do Parasites And Their Hosts Coevolve? FEATURES Do the Math How Long Should a Predator Remain in a Patch? On the Frontline The Evolution Connection The Phylogenetic Relationship of Parasites and Hosts The Human Impact Chapter 13: Coevolution II: Mutualism 13.1 What Are The Fundamental Types of Mutualism? 13.2 How Does Mutualism Arise? 13.1 What Are The Ecological Consequences Of Mutualism FEATURES Do The Math Cheaters and the Prisoners Dilemma On the Frontline Ants Disrupt Bublebee-Flower Pollination Mutualism The Evolution Connection What Is The Evolutionary History of Mutualism? The Human Impact Mutualism And Species Conservation Chapter 14: The Structure of Communities 14.1 What Processes Determine Community Composition? 13.2 How Does Competition Structure the Community? 13.3 What Other Ecological Factors Structure the Community? FEATURES Do the Math The Null Hypothesis in Community Structure The Human Impact Competition from Invasive Species The Evolution Connection Community Heritability and Structure On the Frontline The Determinants of Local Tropical Forest Species Diversity Chapter 15: Ecological Succession 15.1 What Are The Effects of Disturbance? 15. 2 What Are The Patterns of Vegetation Change Following Disturbance? 15.3 What Causes Successional Change? 15.4 What Role Do Consumers Play in Succession? FEATURES On the Frontline Facilitation in aspen-conifer forests Do the Math Markov Chains The Human Impact Succession and Conservation Biology The Evolution Connection Pioneer Species Chapter 16: Species Diversity 16.1 How Do We Measure Species Diversity? 16.2 How Do Communities Vary in Species diversity? 16.3 Why Do Communities Differ In Species Diversity? FEATURES On the Frontline The Human Impact The Sixth Mass Extinction Do the Math The Equilibrium Number of Species on an Island The Evolution Connection How Species Arise Chapter 17: Energy Flow and Trophic Structure 17.1 What Are The Energy Sources in Ecosystems? 17.2 What Limits Primary Production? 17.3 What Controls Energy Flow through Consumers? 17.4 How Does Energy Flow Structure Ecosystems? FEATURES The Human Impact Biomagnification The Evolution Connection The Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis Do the Math Allometry On the Frontline Production and Food Chain Length Chapter 18: Biogeochemical Cycles 18.1 What Are The Important Mechanisms Of Nutrient Cycling? 18.2 What Are The Major Types Of Nutrient Cycles? 18.3 What Is The Role Of Disturbance? FEATURES Do the Math Variance and Ecosystem Models The Evolution Connection Oxygen and the Origin of Complex Life Forms The Human Impact Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycles On the Frontline The Response of the Forest Nitrogen Cycle to Disturbance Chapter 19: Conservation Biology 19.1 What Are The Global Patterns of Species Richness And Extinction? 19.2 What Processes Lead To Extinction? 19.3 How Can We Prevent Extinction? FEATURES The Evolution Connection Evolution of the Population Growth Rate On the Frontline Extinction Debt in a Mediterranean Shrub Do the Math Maximum Sustainable Yield The Human Impact The Value of Biodiversity Chapter 20: Landscape Ecology 20.1 What Is An Ecological Landscape? 20.2 How Do We Quantify Landscape Patterns? 20.3 What Are The Effects Of Landscape Scale and Structure? FEATURES The Human Impact Recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret The Evolution Connection Landscape Genetics Do the Math Fractal Geometry On the Frontline Agricultural disturbance and tropical forest regeneration Chapter 21: Human Global Ecology 21.1 What Is The History Of The Human Environmental Impact? 21.2 How Does Human Activity Threaten The Environment? 21.3 What Ecological Principles Can We Apply To Environmental Problems? FEATURES Do the Math The Binomial Probability The Evolution Connection Genetically Modified Organisms On the Frontline Plant extinction: Habitat loss or climate change? The Human Impact The Relationship of Humans to the Natural World

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CIN0190638885VG
9780190638887
0190638885
Ecology: Evolution, Application, Integration by David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)
David T. Krohne (Professor Emeritus of Biology, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Wabash College)
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