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Ecology for All!
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brouwer, Nathan, author.
- Connuck, Hannah, author.
- Dubniczki, Hayden, author.
- Gownaris, Natasha, author.
- Howard, Aaron, author.
- Olmsted, Castilleja, author.
- Wetzel, Dan, author.
- Whittinghill, Kyle, author.
- Wilson, Andrew, author.
- Zallek, Taylor, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Textbooks.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] LibreTexts 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Ecology For All! Is an ecology text designed in modules so that instructors can choose the pieces that make sense to assign in their context. This book has been in development for several years and is a collaborative effort of authors at Gettysburg College, Franklin & Marshall College, and University of Pittsburgh. The textbook covers a wide range of topics including Introduction to Ecology, Evolution, Adaptations to the Physical Environment, various ecological communities, Population Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, Biogeochemical Cycles, Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, and Human Impact on Global Climate among others. The authors have presented on it at the Ecological Society of America meeting and the book continues to evolve.
- Contents:
- Introduction to Ecology
- The Physical Environment
- Introduction to Evolution
- Adaptations to the Physical Environment
- Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes
- The Evolution of Populations and Species
- Phylogenies and the History of Life
- Life Histories
- The Ecology of Populations
- Population Modeling
- Behavioral Ecology
- Sex Strategies
- The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation
- Introduction to Species Interactions
- Competition
- Antagonistic Interactions
- Mutualism and Commensalism
- Ecological Succession
- Food Webs
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Landscape Ecology and Island Biogeography
- Biodiversity
- Conservation Biology
- Human Impact on Global Climate
- Light and Photosynthesis
- TEAM - PA Ecology
- Index
- Glossary
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
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