Ecology for nonecologists.9780865871977 Ecology ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the study of groups of organisms is called synecology. for nonecologists. Spellman, Frank R. Government Institutes Inc. 2008 349 pages $85.00 Paperback QH541 For professionals in the environmental field, students, and general readers, Spellman (environmental health, Old Dominion dominion, power to rule, or that which is subject to rule. Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations—e.g., Canada, Australia, or India. U.) offers a text on the topic that is aimed at nonspecialists and meant to fill the gap between introductory and advanced science texts used in graduate courses. Focusing on the interrelationship in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in of life forms in the environment, he covers basic concepts, definitions, and descriptions, and discusses biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed and ecology in terms of current conditions and issues. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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