Population Ecology
A Unified Study of Animals and Plants
3. Auflage Februar 1996
256 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Worldwide, Population Ecology is the leading textbook on
this titled subject. Written primarily for students, it describes
the present state of population ecology in terms that can be
readily understood by undergraduates with little or no background
in the subject. Carefully chosen experimental examples illustrate
each topic, and studies of plants and animals are combined to show
how fundamental principles can be derived that apply to both
species. Use of complex mathematics ia avoided throughout the book,
and what math is necessary is dealt with by examination of real
experimental data rather than dull theory.
* * The latest edition of this leading textbook.
* Adopted as an Open University set text.
Part 1: Single-Species Populations.
1. Describing Populations.
2. Intraspecific Competition.
3. Models of Single-Species Populations.
Part 2: Interpecific Interactions.
4. Interspecific Competition.
5. Predation.
Part 3: Synthesis.
6. Population Regulation.
7. Beyond Population Ecology.
References.
Author Index.
Organism Index.
Subject Index.
'To those familiar with the first addition of Begon &
Mortimer's short text on population ecology, it will come as
no surprise to learn that the second addition, like the first
addition, is a gem. What may surprise is that the second addition
represents a significant improvement of what was already an
excellent textbook...It is difficult to criticize a book that
has achieved such admirable balance between empiricism vs. theory
and unitary vs. modular organisms, all within a compact,
inexpensive volume.' Ecology
'I doubt that there are many texts that portray the whole
field of population ecology as successfully or concisely as does
this book. It can be warmly recommended' Australian
Journal of Ecology
'A zoologist and botanist have made an extremely well
coordinated effort in presenting the population ecology of both
animals and plants under one title. This textbook reads so smoothly
that the reader soon forgets that it was written by two authors
instead of one. The concise writing style and liberal use of
graphs, tables, and diagrams make this textbook pleasurable to read
and easy to understand. This book is accessible reading to anyone
interested in population ecology.' Canadian Field-
Naturalist
