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1. Fundamentals of Ecology by Eugene Odum, Gary W.
Barrett, Hardcover: 624 pages, Brooks Cole
The late Eugene Odum was a pioneer in systems ecology
and is credited with bringing ecosystems into the
mainstream public consciousness as well as into
introductory college instruction. This Fifth Edition is
co-authored by Odum's protege Gary Barrett and
represents the last academic text Odum produced. The
text retains its classic holistic approach to ecosystem
science, but incorporates and integrates an evolutionary
approach as well. In keeping with a greater
temporal/spatial approach to ecology, new chapters in
landscape ecology, regional ecology, and global ecology
have been added building on the levels-of-organization
hierarchy. Also, a final chapter entitled "Statistical
Thinking for Students of Ecology" provides a
quantitative synthesis to the field of statistics.
Contemporary and engaging, This textbook brings clarity and
specificity to the study of ecology in the twenty-first
century.
2. Essentials of Ecology (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
by Jr., G. Tyler Miller, Paperback: 336 pages,
Publisher: Brooks Cole
With fair and balanced coverage and Internet tools
integrated throughout, the book features an extensively
developed art program and the most current coverage of
ecology available. Students receive a free CD-ROM
entitled "Interactive Concepts in Environmental
Science". This groundbreaking addition integrates nearly
100 engaging animations and interactions with chapter
summaries, flashcards, and Web-based quizzes. Organized
by chapter, the CD-ROM provides students with links to
relevant resources, narrated animations, interactive
figures, and prompts to review material and test
themselves. The animations show complex processes and
relationships unfolding on screen, such as smog
formation, the phosphorus cycle, and the effects of acid
rain. For this edition, Miller has added an on-line
Web-based resource, entitled the Resource Integration
Guide, which is updated quarterly with CNN Today video
clips, animations, and articles from Thomson Learning
InfoTrac College Edition service. Instructors will be
able to seamlessly incorporate the most current news
articles and research findings to support classroom
instruction and text presentations.
3. The Science of Ecology by Richard Brewer,
Hardcover: 816 pages, Publisher: Brooks Cole
This book presents ecology in an historical context that
both majors and non-majors will appreciate and
comprehend. The author offers clear explanations of
principles in a logical and balanced sequence and is
exceptional in making clear difficult topics such as
population growth.
4. Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution
and Abundance: Hands-On Field Package (5th Edition) by
Charles J. Krebs, Hardcover: 608 pages, Publisher:
Benjamin-Cummings
Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the
book emphasizes the role of experiments in testing
ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and
controversial problems related to distribution and
abundance. Throughout the book, Krebs thoroughly
explains the application of mathematical concepts in
ecology while reinforcing these concepts with research
references, examples, and interesting end-of-chapter
review questions. Thoroughly updated with new examples
and references, the book now features a new full-color
design and is accompanied by an art CD-ROM for
instructors.
5. Elements of Ecology (5th Edition) by Robert L.
Smith, Thomas M. Smith, Graham C. Hickman, Susan M.
Hickman, Paperback: 682 pages, Publisher:
Benjamin-Cummings
This book provides readers with a popular modular
organization and an easy-to-read writing style that
explains the basics of ecology. The authors have updated
the Fifth Edition to reflect the current emphasis on the
physical environment, global environmental change, and
adaptation/evolution. As a result, there are new
chapters, a new structure, and new topics found in the
table of contents. These changes provide readers with an
understanding of the principles governing the
relationships between plants, animals, and other living
organisms within their environment, and give them skills
to critically evaluating public issues related to
ecology. Abundant real-life examples illustrate and
clarify the book's emphasis on understanding ecological
patterns within an evolutionary framework. For
instructors and students, or anyone interested in
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