Ecology of a changing planet /

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Author / Creator:	Bush, Mark B.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Imprint:	Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2003.
Description:	1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Environmental sciences. Ecology. Environmental sciences. Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5792366

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ISBN:	0130662577
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1-R-6).

Table of Contents:

Preface
About the Author
1. Diversity
Chapter 1. Ecology, Environmentalism, and the First Polluters
1.1. Developing and Testing Hypotheses
1.2. Science and Society
1.3. Ecology Is Not Environmentalism
1.4. A Brief History of Earth: The First Billion Years
1.5. Trying to Create Life in a Test Tube
1.6. Oceans and Life
1.7. The Evolution of Photosynthesis
1.8. Oxygen Producers Pollute the Planet
Chapter 2. Evolution and Natural Selection: The Heart of Ecology
2.1. Change, Evolution, and Chance
2.2. The Theory of Natural Selection
2.3. Fitness and Genetic Immortality
2.4. Drifting Continents and Evolution
2.5. Biodiversity and the Bush of Life
2.6. What Causes Speciation?
2.7. Why Does a Species Go Extinct?
Chapter 3. The Ecological Efficiency of Living Things
3.1. Photosynthesis: Converting Sunlight to Carbohydrate
3.2. The Fate of Carbohydrate
3.3. The Ecological Efficiency of Plants
3.4. The Ecological Efficiency of Animals
3.5. Energy Flow Through a Food Chain
3.6. The Costs of Control: Endothermy and Ectothermy
Chapter 4. Climate
4.1. The Solar Connection
4.2. Priming the Climate Engine
4.3. Frontal Systems
4.4. Oceanic Influences
4.5. Cycles of Climate Change
Chapter 5. Biomes: The Great Vegetation Types
5.1. Tundra
5.2. Boreal Forest
5.3. Temperate Forest
5.4. Prairies and Grasslands
5.5. Chaparral
5.6. Desert
5.7. Tropical Forests
5.8. Tropical Mountains
5.9. Oceans
5.10. Estuaries
Chapter 6. Ecosystems, Nutrient Cycles, and Soil
6.1. How Large Is an Ecosystem?
6.2. Getting to the Root of Productivity
6.3. Soil: Our Ultimate Resource
6.4. Soil Maps
6.5. Soil Erosion
6.6. The Importance of Fire
6.7. Ecosystem Functions and Values
Chapter 7. Aquatic Ecosystems
7.1. Marine Systems
7.2. Groundwater
7.3. Surface Freshwater
7.4. What Happened to the Lakes Where Dinosaurs Wallowed?
7.5. The Variability of Natural Lakes and Rivers
7.6. Seasonal Changes in a Lake
Chapter 8. Why Wetlands Aren't Worthless
8.1. What Is a Wetland?
8.2. Water and Wetland Chemistry
8.3. Wetlands as Hydrologic Regulators
8.4. Adaptations to Living in a Swamp
8.5. Wetlands and Wildlife
8.6. Indicators of Ecosystem Quality
8.7. Altering Wetland Functions and Values
8.8. The Restoration of the Florida Everglades
8.9. Wetlands and the Law
8.10. Creating Wetlands
Ecology in Action: Wetland Delineation
2. Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 9. Populations and Resources: A Balancing Act
9.1. Assessing Trends in Populations
9.2. The Drive to Compete
9.3. Populations and Natural Processes
9.4. Ecological Niche; or, How to be Your Favorite Organism
Chapter 10. Who Needs Sex Anyway?
10.1. Ways to Produce Clones
10.2. The Ecological Costs of Sex
10.3. Many Babies or Big Bodies: An Energetic Trade-Off
10.4. Selection for an Optimal Number of Young
10.5. Territoriality
10.6. Polygyny and Female Choice
Chapter 11. Making Connections: Fisheries
11.1. Fishing Isn't What it Used to Be
11.2. Fish, Fisheries, and Productivity
11.3. A Simple Model of Fisheries
11.4. Further Ecological Thoughts on Fisheries
11.5. Prey Switching and Fishing
11.6. Local Solutions to Fishery Problems
11.7. Are Fish Farms the Answer?
11.8. National and International Protection
Chapter 12. Predators, Parasites, and More
12.1. The Evolutionary Success of Cowards
12.2. Pyramids of Power
12.3. Optimal Foraging Theory
12.4. Do Hunters Control Prey Populations?
12.5. Predators and Prey Behavior
12.6. Predators Can Increase Species Diversity
12.7. The Defensive Weapons of Plants
12.8. Other Species Interactions
12.9. Mimicry
12.10. Predation and Management
Chapter 13. Communities Through Time: Changing Populations and Landscapes
13.1. The Coming and Going of Ice Ages
13.2. Are Communities Stable Through Time?
13.3. The Pollen History of Northeastern North American Forests
13.4. Plant Migrations in the Southwestern United States
13.5. A Mammal Community of the Past
13.6. Instability in the Tropics
13.7. So, Are Communities Stable Through Time?
13.8. Another Note on Extinction: The Blitzkrieg Hypothesis
13.9. Continuing Changes in Our Forests
Chapter 14. Ecological Succession: Rebuilding Ecosystems
14.1. Clements and the Superorganism
14.2. Ashes to Forest
14.3. Succession and Ecosystem Functions
14.4. From Field to Forest
14.5. Succession and Coral Reefs
14.6. Disturbance That Maintains Diversity
14.7. Succession and Habitat Management
14.8. The Old-Growth Controversy
14.9. Equilibrium or Nonequilibrium in Our Modern Ecosystems
Chapter 15. The How and Why of Tropical Biodiversity
15.1. Where Are the Tropics?
15.2. How Many Species Live in the Tropics?
15.3. Why Are There So Many Species in the Tropics?
15.4. The Diversity of Tropical Habitats
15.5. Structure and Niche Diversity in a Tropical Rain Forest
15.6. Niche Richness and Diversity
15.7. Are Extinction Rates Lower in the Tropics?
15.8. Pest Pressure
15.9. Speciation Mechanisms in the Tropics
Chapter 16. Peopling Earth
16.1. Humans: A Late Arrival
16.2. From Hunter-Gatherer to Urban Dweller
16.3. Agriculture: The Springboard of Population Growth
16.4. An Exponentially Growing Population
16.5. Population Demographics
16.6. The Emergence of the MDCs
16.7. The Demographic Transition
16.8. Limiting the Expansion of the Human Population
16.9. Reforming the Role of Women
16.10. Human Population Growth and Consumerism
3. Ecological Impacts of Changing Land Use
Chapter 17. Feeding the World
17.1. Human Nutritional Requirements
17.2. Agriculture versus Population Growth: A Deadly Race
17.3. Exporting the Green Revolution
17.4. Social Problems and the Second Green Revolution
17.5. Desertification
17.6. Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 18. Pollution: The Other Face of Fertilizers and Pesticides
18.1. What Is Pollution?
18.2. Pollution That Increases Growth
18.3. Biological Effects of Pollutants
18.4. Why Do We Pollute?
18.5. Pesticides: Pollutants That We Need
18.6. Pesticide Alternatives
18.7. Integrated Pest Management
Ecology in Action: Biological Control of Rabbits
Chapter 19. Aspects of Tropical Development
19.1. Remote Sensing and Tropical Forests
19.2. Misleading Estimates of Forest Destruction
19.3. What Are the Factors Driving Deforestation?
19.4. Promoting the Conservation of Tropical Rain Forests
19.5. Sustainable Agriculture in the Forests
19.6. Before We Blame It All on LDCs
19.7. Overview
Ecology in Action: Can Extractive Industries Save the Rain Forest?
Chapter 20. Habitat Fragmentation and Extinction
20.1. The Relationship Between Habitat Area and Species Diversity
20.2. Lessons from Islands
20.3. Edge Effects and Habitat Fragmentation
20.4. Songbirds and Forest Fragmentation
20.5. Metapopulations: Another Way to Think About Fragmented Populations
20.6. The Threat Posed by Exotic Species
20.7. Extinction or Crying Wolf?
Ecology in Action: Studying the Effects of Fragmenting a Rain Forest
Chapter 21. Working to Save Biodiversity
21.1. What Is So Good About Biodiversity?
21.2. Why Have Nature Reserves?
21.3. The Population Needed for Survival
21.4. The Area Needed for Survival
21.5. The Management of Reserves
21.6. Restoration Ecology: The Next Thrust of Conservation
21.7. Crawling from the Brink of Extinction
Ecology in Action: Rebuilding a Prairie
Chapter 22. Atmosphere, Air Pollution, and Ozone
22.1. The Composition of the Atmosphere
22.2. Layers in the Atmosphere
22.3. Air Pollution
22.4. Our Love-Hate Relationship with Ozone
22.5. Tropospheric Ozone: The Hate Relationship
22.6. Stratospheric Ozone: The Love Relationship
22.7. Protecting the Ozone Layer
Chapter 23. Climate Change and Global Warming
23.1. The Greenhouse Effect
23.2. Carbon Dioxide Concentration Through Time
23.3. Climatic Triggers
23.4. Human Actions and Climate Change
23.5. Computer Simulations of a Warmer World
23.6. The Potential Effects of a 2.5[degree]C Warming
23.7. Carbon Sequestration: A New Way to Think About a Tree
23.8. Global Warming: A Risk to Be Ignored?
Ecology in Action: Ecologists Monitor Boreal Fires and Climate Change
Chapter 24. How Does Acid Deposition Affect Ecosystems?
24.1. Acidity: Definition and Sources
24.2. The Effect of Acid Deposition on Terrestrial Systems
24.3. The Effect of Acid Deposition on Aquatic Systems
24.4. Acid Transport and Buffered Systems
24.5. Solutions to the Acid Deposition Problem
4. Ecology and Society
Chapter 25. The Use and Supply of Energy
25.1. Power Plants Do Not Make Energy
25.2. A Brief History of Energy Use in the United States
25.3. Nuclear Power: Fallacy of a Dream Foretold
25.4. Our Future Stocks of Energy
25.5. Energy and Pollution
25.6. "Alternative" Energy Sources
25.7. Meeting Future Energy Demand
25.8. Energy Conservation and Efficiency
25.9. Energy and Development
Chapter 26. Disease
26.1. Battling Malaria: Nearly a Success Story
26.2. Drug Resistance and Diseases That Haunt Us
26.3. Evolutionary Thoughts About Virulence
26.4. The Ecological Perspective
26.5. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Ecology in Action: Ecologists Search for a Pattern in Hantavirus Outbreaks
Chapter 27. Environmental Economics
27.1. Traditional Economics and Market Values
27.2. Benefit-cost Analysis: A Two-edged Sword
27.3. How Much Are We Prepared to Pay to Prevent Pollution?
27.4. The Environmental Industry: Economic Drag or Stimulus?
27.5. A Digression on the Meaning of Sustainability
27.6. How Do We Evaluate Development?
27.7. Global Budgets and Local Accounts
Chapter 28. Environmental Legislation and Policy
28.1. Common Law and the Environment
28.2. Protection Under Statutory Law
28.3. A Pocket History of Environmental Legislation
28.4. Focus on Five Pieces of Legislation
28.5. Property Rights versus Environmental Legislation
Ecology in Action: Ecologists and Environmental Impact Surveys
Chapter 29. Peering into the Future
29.1. Is the End Nigh?
29.2. The Lesson of Easter Island
29.3. Human Initiative Saves the Day?
29.4. The Rise of Genetic Manipulation
29.5. Another Clone? There's More Where This Came From
29.6. Future Choices
Glossary
References
Photo Credits
Index

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