The economy of nature Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	The Physical Environment	29
3	Adaptation to Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments	60
4	Variations in the Physical Environment	79
5	Biological Communities: The Biome Concept	103
6	Energy in the Ecosystem	127
7	Pathways of Elements in the Ecosystem	148
8	Nutrient Regeneration in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems	167
9	Regulation of Ecosystem Function	190
10	Homeostasis and Life in Varying Environments	205
11	Life Histories	231
12	Sex	254
13	Family and Society	277
14	Population Structures	301
15	Population Growth and Regulation	326
16	Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Populations	350
17	Population Genetics and Evolution	369
18	Relationships Among Species	399
19	Competition	425
20	Predation	446
21	Evolution Responses and Coevolution	474
22	Community Structure	499
23	Community Development	521
24	Biodiversity	546
25	History and Biogeography	572
26	Extinction and Conservation	593
27	Development and Global Ecology	614
App. A	International System of Units	639
App. B	Conversion Factors	642
	Glossary	644
	Index	664