Ecology

Ecology A Guide to the Study of Ecosystems /Contributors/ /Introduction to the Guide/ How to use this Guide A special note ~ How to contribute Detailed contents 260px|right|Rapadelta, Lappland, Sweden Chapter 1 ~ Introduction 75% Mar 15, 2005 Definition of Ecology Scope of Ecology History of Ecology Chapter 2 ~ Biological Organization 100% Jan 10, 2006 Basic Definitions Units of the Biosphere Gaia Theory Species and Habitat Section I – Communities 260px|right|High elevation conifers, Sierra Nevada, California, USA / credit: Marshman Chapter 3 ~ The Abiotic World 75% Feb 18, 2005 The Physical Environment Organism Morphology Organism Physiology Organism Behavior Chapter 4 ~ Biological Communities 25% Mar 29, 2005 Communities Terrestrial Biomes Succession Limnology Chapter 5 ~ Community succession and stability 25% August 3, 2007 Community Stability Disturbance Problems Determining Stability Charles Elton Chapter 6 ~ Invasive Species Ecology 25% Dec 12, 2005 Introduction Species status Invasive Theories Summarization Chapter 7 ~ Species Richness and Diversity 25% August 3, 2007 Species Richness and Diversity Introduction Rapoport's Rule Metabolic Hypothesis Diversity Measurements Chapter 8 ~ Island Biogeography and Habitat Fragmentation 25% August 3, 2007 Island Biogeography Endemism Habitat Fragmentation Metapopulation Theory Section II – Populations 280px|right|A large pond and wetlands near Minsk, Belarus / credit: Hades Chapter 9 ~ Species and Populations 25% Dec 14, 2005 Species Concept Population Biology Predation Chapter 10 ~ Resource Competition 25% Dec 14, 2005 Population Growth Competition Types Modeling Interspecific Competition Chapter 11 ~ Predation and Herbivory 25% Dec 14, 2005 Types of Predation Herbivory Plant Defenses Predator-Prey Models Chapter 12 ~ Parasitism 25% Dec 14, 2005 Introduction Types of Parasitism The Host Parasite Community Effects Section III – Ecosystems 260px|right|Potato field in Fort Fairfield, Maine, USA Chapter 13 ~ Ecosystems 50% Mar 26, 2005 Introduction Ecosystem Concept Basic Structural Components Characteristics of Esosystems Basic Functional Components Food Webs Chapter 14 ~ Energy in Ecosystems 25% Jan 10, 2006 Introduction Energy Organisms Role in the Flow of Energy The Laws of Thermodynamics as They Relate to Ecology Measuring Energy Flow Chapter 15 ~ Biogeochemical Cycles 25% Apr 11, 2005 Introduction Biogeochemical Cycles Soil Section IV – Ecology of the Organism life history examples 293px|right|Dunes in Death Valley, California, USA / credit: Urban Chapter 16 ~ Manatee 50% February 25, 2009 Chapter 17 ~ Short-Tailed Hawk 50% April 7, 2005 Chapter 18 ~ Peregrine Falcon 50% April 9, 2009 Chapter 19 ~ North American River Otter 50% February 25, 2009 Chapter 20 ~Pinewoods Treefrog Chapter 21 ~ Cottonmouth Snake 50% April 9, 2009 Section V – Practical Ecology Practical Vegetation Sampling Appendix A – Glossaries of Ecological Terms Glossary 1 – Basic Ecology 25% Dec 14, 2005 Glossary 2 – Invasive Species75% Dec 14, 2005 Glossary 3 – Methodologies 100% Sep 2, 2007 Environmental sciences E 25% ja:生態学