Begon M., Townsend C., Harper J. Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems

4th ed, — Blackwell Publishing, 2006. — 738 p.This book is about the distribution and abundance of different types of organism, and about the physical, chemical but especially the biological features and interactions that determine these distributions and abundances.Introduction: Ecology and its Domain
Organism
Organisms in their Environments: the Evolutionary Backdrop
Conditions
Resources
Life, Death and Life Histories
Intraspecific Competition
Dispersal, Dormancy and Metapopulations
Ecological Applications at the Level of Organisms and Single-Species Populations: Restoration, Biosecurity and Conservation
Species Interactions
Interspecific Competition
The Nature of Predation
The Population Dynamics of Predation
Decomposers and Detritivores
Parasitism and Disease
Symbiosis and Mutualism
Abundance
Ecological Applications at the Level of Population Interactions: Pest Control and Harvest Management
Communities and Ecosystems
The Nature of the Community: Patterns in Space and Time
The Flux of Energy through Ecosystems
The Flux of Matter through Ecosystems
The Influence of Population Interactions on Community Structure
Food Webs
Patterns in Species Richness
Ecological Applications at the Level of Communities and Ecosystems: Management Based on the Theory of Succession, Food Webs, Ecosystem Functioning and BiodiversityOrganism Index
Subject Index