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Ecology of North America

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chapman, Brian R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- A brief overview of ecology -- The ecosystem -- Abiotic limits -- Climate and topography -- Soils and soil profiles -- Biotic community -- Community succession -- Plant succession: from pioneer to climax -- Primary and secondary succession -- Succession and species abundance -- The biome concept -- Biodiversity -- The "species richness gradient" -- Biodiversity "hotspots" -- Patterns of distribution -- Continental patterns -- Geographical and ecological distribution 
505 8 |a Some ecological concepts -- Niches -- Ecological equivalents -- Bergmann's rule -- Allen's rule -- Readings and references -- Across North America -- A brief overview of ecology -- Community succession -- Biodiversity -- Patterns of distribution -- Some ecological concepts -- Infobox 1.1. Victor E. Shelford (1877-1968), Father of animal ecology -- Infobox 1.2. Taxonomy and the binomial system -- Chapter 2 Tundra -- Climatic and glacial influences -- Soils and geological influences -- Permafrost -- Patterned ground -- Eskers and tundra wildlife -- Glacial refugia -- Features and adaptations 
505 8 |a Plant adaptations to harsh conditions -- Plant growth and reproduction -- Decomposition and soil nutrients -- Some animal adaptations -- Major vegetative communities -- Shrub tundra -- Dwarf birch heath -- Cottongrass heath -- Fellfields -- Invertebrates and tundra ecology -- Selected tundra mammals -- Lemmings -- Arctic ground squirrels -- Arctic foxes -- Barren-ground caribou -- Selected tundra birds -- Gyrfalcons -- Snowy owl -- Ross goose -- Highlights -- Absentees: amphibians and reptiles -- Lichens and "reindeer moss" -- Snow goose "eat outs" -- Alpine Tundra -- Fragile Tundra 
505 8 |a Impacts of human activity -- Global warming -- Readings and references -- The Tundra Biome -- Features and adaptations -- Major vegetative communities -- Invertebrates and tundra ecology -- Selected tundra mammals -- Selected tundra birds -- Highlights -- Alpine Tundra -- Fragile Tundra -- Infobox 2.1. Samuel Hearne -- Infobox 2.2. Of bumblebees and woollybears -- Chapter 3 Boreal Forest -- Climatic boundaries and soils -- Features and adaptations -- Plant adaptations -- Animal adaptations -- Frequent fires -- Niches in the Boreal Forest -- Selected biotic communities 
505 8 |a Tree line and forest tundra -- Muskeg -- Coniferous swamps -- Comparative ecology of lakes -- Appalachian Extension -- Mountain balds -- Highlights -- The 10-year cycle -- Wolves and moose -- A wealth of salamanders -- Red squirrels -- Ecological challenges -- Acid rain -- Spruce budworm and DDT -- Balsam woolly adelgid -- The Boreal Forest Agreement -- Readings and references -- The Boreal Forest Biome -- Climatic boundaries and soils -- Features and adaptations -- Selected biotic communities -- Highlights -- Ecological challenges -- The Boreal Forest Agreement 
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