Ecology, Second Edition

Understanding ecology is important in today's world. Yet, due to the sheer volume of conceptual material and morass of details to be digested, many students find it a difficult subject to grasp. Moreover, the dynamic nature of this discipline presents challenges to providing students with the most current information available. Ecology, authored by ecologists who each have more than 10 years' experience teaching the subject, offers just the right balance of subject matter emphasis, clearly presented concepts, and engaging, fresh examples. An important goal for the new Second Edition of Ecology was to enhance how the book works as a learning tool for students and as a teaching tool for professors. Toward that end, the authors added several new pedagogical features. These include: Climate Change Connections, Ecological Toolkits, Error bars, Figure Legend Questions, and revised Hands-On Problems.