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Paleoecology
Alistair Seddon
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Paleoecology Introduction Paleoecology, the ecology of the past, uses geological and biological evidence from fossil deposits to investigate t...
Paleolimnology
John P. Smol
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
PaleolimnologyIntroductionThe study of inland waters, such as lakes and rivers, is called limnology. However, one of the biggest challenges faced by e...
Parental Care, Evolution of
James Gilbert
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Evolution of Parental Care Introduction Parental care is such a fundamental behavior to us that we often forget that it requires an evolutiona...
Pastures and Pastoralism
Nicolas Schoof, Rainer Luick
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2018-11-29
Pastures and PastoralismIntroductionPastureland (synonymously grassland) is land devoted to the production of forage for harvest by grazing, cutting, ...
Patch Dynamics
Lindsey Gillson
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Patch Dynamics Introduction Patch dynamics is the study of spatial patterns in landscapes and the ecological and environmental processes that ...
Peatlands
Dale H. Vitt
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
PeatlandsIntroductionPeatland ecosystems are characterized by a substantial accumulation of organic matter in soil (peat), resulting from long-term ex...
Phenotypic Selection
Ryan Calsbeek
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Phenotypic Selection Introduction Natural and sexual selection are the two most important facets of adaptive evolution. The two processes are cl...
Philosophy, Ecological
Peter Taylor
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2015-01-15
Ecological Philosophy Introduction Ecological philosophy does not have a single meaning. To some social thinkers it signifies a worldview that...
Phylogenetics and Comparative Methods
Nathan G. Swenson
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-06-30
Phylogenetics and Comparative Methods Introduction Ecologists and evolutionary biologists alike are frequently concerned with whether two char...
Physiological Ecology of Nutrient Acquisition in Animals
Michele M. Skopec
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-02-25
Physiological Ecology of Nutrient Acquisition in Animals Introduction Physiological ecologists are interested in how animals have adapted phys...
Physiological Ecology of Photosynthesis
Greg A. Barron-Gafford
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Physiological Ecology of Photosynthesis Introduction The study of the physiological ecology of photosynthesis is nearly a century-old field th...
Physiological Ecology of Water Balance in Terrestrial Animals
Sue Nicolson
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Physiological Ecology of Water Balance in Terrestrial Animals Introduction Physiological ecology is concerned with the interactions between ph...
Physiological Ecology of Water Balance in Terrestrial Plants
Paul Barnes
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2019-07-31
Physiological Ecology of Water Balance in Terrestrial PlantsIntroductionWater is one of the most important environmental factors limiting the growth a...
Plant Blindness
Dawn Sanders, Helen Ougham, Howard Thomas
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2020-09-24
Plant BlindnessIntroduction“Plant blindness” is the phrase introduced in an influential 1999 publication by James Wandersee and Elisabeth Schussler in...
Plant Disease Epidemiology
M. J. Jeger, K. L. Stevenson, L. V. Madden
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2017-01-11
Plant Disease EpidemiologyIntroductionEpidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, in the context here in plant populations. It...
Plant Ecological Responses to Extreme Climatic Events
Andrew J. Felton, Melinda D. Smith
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2016-11-28
Plant Ecological Responses to Extreme Climatic EventsIntroductionThe ecology of extreme climatic events is a relatively new focus within ecological re...
Plant-Insect Interactions
Paul-André Calatayud, Nicolas Sauvion, Denis Thiéry, François Rebaudo, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Plant-Insect InteractionsIntroductionPlants and insects are highly diverse groups due to their ability to exploit a wide range of niches, from the des...
Polar Regions
Dieter Piepenburg, Manfred Bölter
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Polar Regions Introduction The polar regions have gained the attention of scientists and the general public alike, especially since explorers ...
Pollination Ecology
Nicole E. Rafferty
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Pollination Ecology ...
Population Dynamics, Density-Dependence and Single-Species
Tancredi Caruso
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2016-07-27
Density-Dependence and Single-Species Population DynamicsIntroductionNatural populations possess an intrinsic tendency to exponential growth, which ca...
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