Introduction 1

Part 1: Responding to the Physical Environment 5
CHAPTER 1: Making Connections with Ecology 7
CHAPTER 2: Establishing Climate 17
CHAPTER 3: Evolving in a Changing World 33
CHAPTER 4: Adapting to Different Environments 51

Part 2: Looking at the Living World 73
CHAPTER 5: Figuring Out Life Histories 75
CHAPTER 6: Painting a Picture of Populations 89
CHAPTER 7: Examining Interactions between Species 107

Part 3: Forming Communities and Ecosystems 135
CHAPTER 8: Engaging with Communities 137
CHAPTER 9: Responding to Change: Disturbance and Succession 149
CHAPTER 10: Energy Flow through Ecosystems 169
CHAPTER 11: Recycling Matter through Ecosystems 193

Part 4: Looking at the Big Picture of Global Ecology 209
CHAPTER 12: Global Climate Change 211
CHAPTER 13: Measuring Biodiversity 229
CHAPTER 14: Saving Our Future 249

Part 5: The Part of Tens 265
CHAPTER 15: Ten Methods for Ecological Research 267
CHAPTER 16: Ten Amazing Lessons from Ecology 279

Index 287

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