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First Ecology
Ecological Principles and Environmental Issues
Third Edition
Alan Beeby and Anne-Maria Brennan
432 pages
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Numerous colour photographs and line drawings
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246x189mm
978-0-19-929808-2
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Paperback
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29 November 2007
Price:
£34.99 £8.74
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- Specifically devised for first year life science students or students from other disciples taking ecology as a standalone unit: breadth and depth are perfectly balanced for a first course in ecology
- Assumes little background knowledge and leads students gradually into the subject to build understanding, making it ideal for students from a range of disciplines
- Uses a human angle to introduce ecological concepts in a way students will relate to and engage with, developing students' confidence at each step
- Detailed examples and case studies help build on the principles introduced in the text, allowing students to see ecological techniques in action
New to this edition - Case studies in each chapter provide a captivating insight into how ecologists approach problems
- All diagrams are presented in full colour, and many new stunning photographs help students to visualise the concepts being described
- Expanded coverage of soil; climate change; biodiversity; competition; conservation and sustainability presents a true picture of ecology today
How much do we know about the living world? Enough to predict its future?
First Ecology: ecological principles and environmental issues provides a critical and evaluative introduction to the science of ecology. Alan Beeby and Anne-Maria Brennan present a succinct survey of ecology, describing and explaining the relationship between living organisms and their environment.
The third edition of this popular book continues to introduce ecology from a human perspective. This view of humanity as part of the ecology of the planet makes the fundamental relevance of ecology to all life science students apparent throughout.
First Ecology develops in sequence the core themes in ecology
at each level of organisation - subcellular, population, ecosystem, landscape and planetary. Understanding this hierarchy - and the interplay between these levels - is crucial to the environmental decisions our species faces at the start of the twenty-first century. First Ecology is the ideal primer for you to develop this understanding.
Online Resource Centre:
The Online Resource Centre features the following materials:
For lecturers (password protected):
· A virtual field course comprising a series of basic exercises using real data helps students prepare for, and gain more from, their time in the field
· Figures from the book, available to download to facilitate lecture preparation
· PowerPoint slides introducing key concepts, supported with integrated figures from the book, help to save time in preparing and planning lectures
· Routes help students follow and understand various themes and connections throughout the book and offer schemes for independent study
· Answers to exercises provided in the book
For students:
· Hyperlinks to the primary literature cited in the book to facilitate access to original research papers
· Routes map out how key themes are developed throughout the book
. Web link library of all the URLs included in the book, together with additional web links on specific topicsReadership:
Beginning undergraduates in the life sciences either majoring in ecology or studying ecology as a stand-alone unit on a range of courses, including those that assume little scientific background.
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Alan Beeby, Reader in Ecology in the Department of Applied Science, London South Bank University, UK, and Anne-Maria Brennan, Deputy Head of the Department of Applied Science, London South Bank University, UK
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"It will undoubtedly continue to appeal to students as a reasonably priced, clear introduction to many important aspects of ecology and environmental studies.
" - Bulletin of the British Ecological Society "This well written text begins with human evolution, and then leads on through species and populations (single or interacting) to communities and ecosystems - and the way they respond to disturbance, natural or human created. The book is notable for the skilful way it weaves together basic concepts with practical applications." - Lord Robert May, University of Oxford
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First Words
1: Origins
2: Species
3: Populations
4: Interactions
5: Communities
6: Systems
7: Balances
8: Scales
9: Checks
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