Thrive in Ecology and Evolution by Alan Beeby

Thrive in Ecology and Evolution

byAlan Beeby, Ralph Beeby

Paperback | April 18, 2013

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Alan Beeby was formerly Reader in Ecology at London South Bank University. He has previously published two books in ecology - Applying Ecology (Chapman and Hall, 1993) and First Ecology (with Anne-Maria Brennan) which ran to three editions (1997, 2004, 2008), first with Chapman and Hall and subsequently with OUP. Dr Beeby graduated fr...
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Title:Thrive in Ecology and EvolutionFormat:PaperbackDimensions:232 pages, 9.21 × 6.14 × 0.01 inPublished:April 18, 2013Publisher:Oxford University PressLanguage:English

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ISBN - 10:0199644055

ISBN - 13:9780199644056

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Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals of Ecology2. Evolution by Natural Selection3. The Evolving Population4. The Ecology of the Species5. Interactions Between Species6. Ecological Communities7. Ecosystem Processes8. Ecology of the Earth