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adam_text | Titel: Elements of ecology
Autor: Smith, Robert Leo
Jahr: 1986
CONTENTS
Preface.............xxiii
PART I: INTRODUCTION_________________________________1
CHAPTER 1: What Is Ecology?....... 2
The Roots of Ecology.......... 3
The Development of Ecology........ 9
The Application of Ecology......... 14
Review and Study Questions........ 15
Suggested Readings.......... 15
PART II: NATURAL SELECTION AND SPECIATION__________17
Introduction: Natural Selection......... 18
CHAPTER 2: Natural Selection and Evolution .... 21
The Evolution of Life: An Overview....... 22
The Nature of Natural Selection........ 27
Natural Selection and Evolution........ 35
Summary............ 42
Review and Study Questions........ 42
Suggested Readings.......... 43
CHAPTER 3: Species and Speciation...... 44
What Is a Species?.......... 45
Geographic Variation in a Species....... 48
Polymorphism........... 52
How Species Stay Apart: Isolating Mechanisms..... 53
How Species Arise.......... 54
Character Displacement......... 58
Adaptive Radiation.......... 59
Convergence........... 62
Gradualism Versus Punctuated Equilibrium..... 63
Species Selection.......... 64
How Fast Do Species Evolve?........ 65
Summary............ 66
xiv Contents
Review and Study Questions........ 67
Suggested Readings.......... 67
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Natural Selection .... 68
PART III: THE ORGANISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT_______69
Introduction: Homeostasis and Systems....... 70
Laws of Minimum and Tolerance........ 70
Homeostasis............ 70
CHAPTER 4: The Energy Environment...... 76
Earth in the Sun s Rays......... 77
Atmospheric Circulation......... 79
Ocean Currents........... 81
Atmospheric Movements......... 82
Local Winds............ 85
Microclimates........... 86
Summary............ 92
Review and Study Questions........ 93
Suggested Readings.......... 93
CHAPTER 5: Life in the Thermal Environment .... 94
Heat Balance........... 95
Poikilothermy Versus Homoiothermy....... 95
Strategies for Thermal Regulation in Animals..... 100
Adaptation to Temperature in Plants....... 107
Temperature and Distribution........ 109
Summary............ 110
Review and Study Questions........ 110
Suggested Readings.......... 111
CHAPTER 6: Life in the Moisture Environment . . . .112
The Structure of Water......... 113
The Physical Properties of Water........ 113
The Distribution of Water......... 115
The Water Cycle........... 116
The Global Water Cycle......... 118
Rainfall and Humidity.......... 119
Response to Moisture.......... 120
Contents xv
Problems of Saline Environments....... 125
Response to Excessive Moisture........ 126
Moisture and Plant Distribution........ 126
Interaction of Temperature and Moisture...... 128
Summary............ 129
Review and Study Questions........ 131
Suggested Readings.......... 132
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Water—General
Considerations............ 133
CHAPTER 7: Life in the Light Environment..... 135
Nature of Light........... 136
Light and Plant Activity......... 137
Photoperiodism........... 140
Summary............ 151
Review and Study Questions........ 151
Suggested Readings.......... 152
CHAPTER 8: The Soil Environment...... 153
A Definition of Soil.......... 154
Biological Elements.......... 154
Soil Development........... 155
Profile Differentiation.......... 160
Soils and Time........... 164
Soil Chemistry........... 165
Soil Color............ 166
Soil Texture............ 167
Soil Classification.......... 168
The Soil as an Environment......... 168
Vegetation and Soils.......... 172
Summary............ 173
Review and Study Questions........ 173
Suggested Readings.......... 174
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Formation of Soil. . . .175
CHAPTER 9: Fire in the Environment...... 178
Conditions and Causes of Fire........ 179
Types of Fire........... 180
xvi Contents
Frequency of Fire..........
Fire History...........
Effects of Fire..........
Fire as a Selective Agent........
Fire-Adapted Vegetation........
Fire and Vertebrates.........
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Fire in the Sequoias .
PART IV: POPULATION ECOLOGY_____________________
Introduction: Populations.........
CHAPTER 10: Density, Distribution, and Age
Density............
Distribution...........
Determination of Density and Dispersion.....
Age Structure..........
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Age Pyramids and Population
History............
CHAPTER 11: Mortality, Natality, and Survivorship .
Mortality...........
Mortality and Survivorship Curves......
Natality............
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
CHAPTER 12: Population Growth......
Exponential Growth.........
Logistic Growth..........
Contents xvii
Extinction............ 240
Summary............ 242
Review and Study Questions........ 243
Suggested Readings.......... 243
CHAPTER 13: Population Regulation......244
Intraspecific Competition.........245
Some Mechanisms of Population Regulation.....250
Summary............264
Review and Study Questions........264
Suggested Readings..........265
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: The Mast Feeders . . .266
CHAPTER 14: Life-History Patterns......268
Reproductive Effort..........269
Mating Strategies...........274
Summary............278
Review and Study Questions........279
Suggested Readings..........279
CHAPTER 15: Interspecific Competition..... 280
Types of Interrelations.......... 281
Interspecific Competition......... 282
The Niche............ 291
Summary............ 298
Review and Study Questions........ 299
Suggested Readings.......... 299
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Niches......300
CHAPTER 16: Predation.........301
Theory of Predation..........302
Cannibalism............309
Parasitism............310
Optimal Foraging...........313
Summary............317
Review and Study Questions........318
Suggested Readings..........318
xviii Contents
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Winter Crisis at Goose Lake
Marsh............
CHAPTER 17: Coevolution.......
Predator-Prey System.........
Prey Defenses..........
Predator Offense..........
Seed Dispersal..........
Mutualism...........
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
PART V: THE ECOSYSTEM_________________________
Introduction: The Ecosystem Concept......
CHAPTER 18: Photosynthesis and Decomposition .
Photosynthesis..........
Decomposition..........
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
CHAPTER 19: Primary and Secondary Production .
Nature of Energy..........
Laws of Thermodynamics........
Primary Production.........
Secondary Production.........
Summary...........
Review and Study Questions.......
Suggested Readings.........
CHAPTER 20: Food Chains, Trophic Levels, and Energy
Flow.............
Food Chains...........
Trophic Levels..........
Energy Flow through a Food Chain......
Ecological Pyramids.........
Food Webs and Trophic Levels—A Second Look
Contents xix
Community Energy Budgets........ 400
Summary............ 402
Review and Study Questions........ 402
Suggested Readings.......... 403
CHAPTER 21: Nutrient Cycles........ 404
Gaseous Cycles........... 405
Sedimentary Cycles.......... 413
Cycling of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons....... 420
Nutrient Flow........... 422
Nutrient Budgets........... 427
Summary............ 431
Review and Study Questions........ 432
Suggested Readings.......... 433
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Odyssey...... 434
CHAPTER 22: The Community........ 436
Growth Forms and Life Forms........ 437
Vertical Stratification.......... 437
Horizontal Stratification......... 441
Edge and Ecotone.......... 441
Community Gradients.......... 444
Species Dominance.......... 446
Species Diversity........... 448
Insular Ecology........... 454
Summary............ 461
Review and Study Questions........ 462
Suggested Readings.......... 463
CHAPTER 23: Succession......... 464
Historical Overview of Succession....... 467
Current Views on Succession........ 468
Mechanisms of Succession......... 469
Role of Disturbance.......... 473
Types of Disturbances.......... 478
Succession and Animal Life........ 481
Heterotrophic Succession......... 482
The Climax............ 483
Succession and Time.......... 484
xx Contents
Is Succession Directional?......
Succession and Ecosystem Stability ....
Summary.........
Review and Study Questions.....
Suggested Readings.......
ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION: Graveyard Ecology
PART VI: A SURVEY OF ECOSYSTEMS________
Introduction: Distribution of Terrestrial Ecosystems.
Biogeographical Realms......
Life Zones.........
Biotic Provinces........
Biomes..........
Ecoregions.........
Holdridge Life Zone System.....
CHAPTER 24: Terrestrial Ecosystems .
Grasslands.........
Tropical Savannas and Woodlands ....
Shrublands.........
Forests..........
Tundras.........
Deserts..........
Summary.........
Review and Study Questions.....
Suggested Readings.......
CHAPTER 25: Freshwater Ecosystems .
Flowing Water Ecosystems......
Still Water Ecosystems.......
Freshwater Wetlands.......
Summary.........
Review and Study Questions.....
Suggested Readings.......
CHAPTER 26: Marine Ecosystems ....
Characteristics of the Marine Environment.
Estuaries.........
Contents xxi
Tidal Marshes........... 589
Mangrove Swamps.......... 593
Intertidal Ecosystems.......... 593
The Coral Reef........... 600
The Open Sea........... 601
Summary............ 605
Review and Study Questions........ 607
Suggested Readings.......... 608
Glossary.............609
Bibliography............622
Index..............663
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