Plant Ecology, Second Edition By Mick Crawley
1996 | 736 Pages | ISBN: 0632036397 | PDF | 111 MB
Plant ecology is the scientific study of the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants. This benchmark text, extremely well received in its first edition, shows how pattern and structure at different levels of plant organization--from ecophysiology through population dynamics to community structure and ecosystem function--are influenced by abiotic factors (eg, climate and soils) and by biotic factors (eg, competition and herbivory). Adopting a dynamic approach, this book combines descriptive text with theoretical models and experimental data. It will be invaluable reading for both student and practising ecologist alike. In this second edition, the structure of the book has been completely revised, moving from the small scale to the large scale, in keeping with contemporary teaching methods. This fresh approach allows consideration of several new and important topics such as plant secondary chemistry, herbivory, sex, and breeding systems. Additional chapters address topical applied issues in plant ecology including global warming, pollution and biodiversity. The latest edition of a very widely adopted textbookContent: Chapter 1 Photosynthesis (pages 1-27): Harold A. Mooney and James R. EhleringerChapter 2 Plant Water Relations (pages 28-50): John GraceChapter 3 Nutrient Acquisition (pages 51-72): Alastair FitterChapter 4 Life History and Environment (pages 73-131): Michael J. CrawleyChapter 5 Plant Secondary Metabolism (pages 132-155): Jeffrey B. HarborneChapter 6 Sex (pages 156-213): Michael J. CrawleyChapter 7 Seed Dormancy (pages 214-238): Mark ReesChapter 8 Mechanisms of Plant Competition (pages 239-261): David TilmanChapter 9 Ecology of Pollination and Seed Dispersal (pages 262-283): Henry F. Howe and Lynn C. WestleyChapter 10 Plant Chemistry and Herbivory, or Why the World is Green (pages 284-324): Susan E. Hartley and Clive G. JonesChapter 11 The Structure of Plant Populations (pages 325-358): Michael J. HutchingsChapter 12 Plant Population Dynamics (pages 359-400): Andrew R. WatkinsonChapter 13 Plant-Herbivore Dynamics (pages 401-474): Michael J. CrawleyChapter 14 The Structure of Plant Communities (pages 475-531): Michael J. CrawleyChapter 15 Dynamics of Plant Communities (pages 532-555): Stephen W. PacalaChapter 16 Plants in Trophic Webs (pages 556-567): James P. Grover and Robert D. HoltChapter 17 Plants and Pollution (pages 568-581): Mike AshmoreChapter 18 Climate Change and Vegetation (pages 582-594): J. Philip GrimeChapter 19 Biodiversity (pages 595-632): Michael J. Crawley

Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030997413 | 786 Pages | PDF (True) | 38 MB
This book presents a synthesis of critical new information for the Melastomataceae, one of the ten richest families among flowering plants with over 5,800 species that has its diversity highly concentrated in tropical or subtropical areas. It describes the family's global diversity and distribution and summarizes recent advances in systematics, evolution, biogeography, reproductive biology and ecology.

Luc-Alain Giraldeau, "Investors and Exploiters in Ecology and Economics: Principles and Applications (Volume 21) (Strüngmann Forum Reports "
English | ISBN: 0262036126 | 2017 | 264 pages | PDF | 17 MB
Experts from the natural and social sciences examine the coexistence of productive and exploitative behavior strategies observable in many species at many levels.

Only in Africa: The Ecology of Human Evolution by Norman Owen-Smith
English | December 2, 2021 | ISBN: 1108832598, 1108959660 | True EPUB | 350 pages | 24.1 MB
That humans originated from Africa is well-known. However, this is widely regarded as a chance outcome, dependant simply on where our common ancestor shared the land with where the great apes lived. This volume builds on from the 'Out of Africa' theory, and takes the view that it is only in Africa that the evolutionary transitions from a forest-inhabiting frugivore to savanna-dwelling meat-eater could have occurred.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1118943287 | 627 pages | True PDF EPUB | 51.7 MB
Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour, and Conservation This book focuses on the 232 species of the mammalian Order Carnivora with an average body mass < 21.5 kg. Small carnivores inhabit virtually all of the Earth's ecosystems, adopting terrestrial, semi-fossorial, (semi-)arboreal or (semi-)aquatic lifestyles. They occupy multiple trophic levels and therefore play important roles in the regulation of ecosystems, such as natural pest control, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling. In areas where humans have extirpated large carnivores, small carnivores may become the dominant predators, which may increase their abundance ("mesopredator release") to the point that they can sometimes destabilize communities, drive local extirpations and reduce overall biodiversity. On the other hand, one third of the world's small carnivores are threatened or near threatened with extinction. This results from regionally burgeoning human populations' industrial and agricultural activities, causing habitat reduction, destruction, fragmentation and pollution. Overexploitation, persecution and the impacts of introduced predators, competitors, and pathogens have also negatively affected many small carnivore species. Although small carnivores have been intensively studied over the past decades, bibliometric studies showed that they have not received the same attention given to large carnivores. Furthermore, there is huge disparity in how research efforts on small carnivores have been distributed, with some species intensively studied and others superficially or not at all. This book aims at filling a gap in the scientific literature by elucidating the important roles of, and documenting the latest knowledge on, the world's small carnivores.
"This is a book that has been needed for decades. It is the first compendium of recent research on a group of mammals which has received almost no attention before the early 1970s. This book covers a wide range of subdisciplines and techniques and should be considered a solid baseline for further research on this little-known group of highly interesting mammals. As our knowledge regarding how ecosystems function increases, then the valuable role of small carnivores and the necessity for their conservation should be regarded as of paramount importance. The topics covered in this book should therefore be of great interest not only to academics and wildlife researchers, but also to the interested layman."

Coexistence in Ecology : A Mechanistic Perspective
by Mark A. McPeek
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0691204861 | 469 Pages | True PDF | 32 MB

Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, "The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children's Rights "
English | ISBN: 081479484X | 2020 | 368 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

Andrew J. Marshall, Bruce M. Beehler, "The Ecology of Papua: Part Two"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0794604838 | PDF | pages: 767 | 68.0 mb
Ecology of Papua Part II is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia series, this title, along with Part I, contains essays by the world's leading experts on Papua's physical environment, flora, fauna, natural ecosystems, human interactions with nature and the conservation of natural resources.

by Tony Whitten, Greg S. Henderson, "The Ecology of Sulawesi"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 9625930752 | PDF | pages: 853 | 36.2 mb
The Ecology of Sulawesi is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's least populated and most diverse islands.

Andrew J. Marshall, Bruce M. Beehler, "The Ecology of Papua: Part One"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0794603939 | PDF | pages: 785 | 148.5 mb
Ecology of Papua Part I is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia series, this title, along with Part II, contains essays by the world's leading experts on Papua's physical environment, flora, fauna, natural ecosystems, human interactions with nature and the conservation of natural resources.