Molles, Manuel C.,  Jr.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Ecology :  concepts and applications / 
Manuel C. Molles, Jr. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  c2005. 
 - xx, 567 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 598-606). 
<br/><br/>Introduction : what is ecology? -- Natural history -- Life on land -- Life in water -- Individuals -- Temperature relations -- Water relations -- Energy and nutrient relations -- Social relations -- Population ecology -- Population genetics and natural selection -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth -- Life histories -- Interactions -- Competition -- Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease -- Mutualism -- Communities and ecosystems -- Species abundance and diversity -- Food webs -- Primary production and energy flow -- Nutrient cycling and retention -- Succession and stability -- Large-scale ecology -- Landscape ecoloy -- Geographic ecology -- Global ecology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071317894 (hard : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003025674 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH541  / .M553 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577