Government Institutes
Pages: 360
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-59191-952-0 • eBook • December 2007 • $40.50 • (£31.00)
Frank R. Spellman is Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Spellman is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Water Environment Federation, and the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers. He is also a Board Certified Safety Professional and Board Certified Hazardous Materials Manager with more than 35 years of experience in environmental science and engineering.
Part I 1 Fundamental Ecology
Chapter 1 2 Introduction
Chapter 2 3 Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 3 4 Energy Flow in the Ecosystem
Chapter 4 5 Population Ecology
Part II 6 Biodiversity
Chapter 5 7 Biodiversity
Part III 8 Practical Ecology
Chapter 6 9 Species
Chapter 7 10 Terrestrial Ecosystems
Chapter 8 11 Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 9 12 Current Issues in Ecology
The book provides access to an important body of knowledge about the underpinnings of life on earth. Recommended. General readers, undergraduates, and graduate students.
— Choice, September 2008