Diversity of Ecosystems

Introduction to Ecology by SIST

Ecology is defined as the study of inter relationship and interaction of different organisms with each other and with their environment. It is concerned with the general principles that apply to both animals and plants. This PDF covers the following topics related to Ecology : Introduction, Environmental Impact Assessment and Legislation, Planning and Evaluation Techniques, Environment Quality and Design.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

66 Pages

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology

Ecosystem services as a concept plays a key role in solving global environmental and human ecological crises and associated other problems, especially today when the sixth major extinction event of the history of the biosphere is in progress, and humanity can easily become a victim of it. The aim of this book is to give an overview and report from the frontiers of research of this important and interesting multidisciplinary area.

Author(s): Levente Hufnagel

NA Pages

Plant Ecology and Biostatistics

This note explains the following topics: Definition, Branches and Scope of Ecology,Ecosystem Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Ecological Factors, Pollution Ecology, Biogeographical regions of India, Vegetation types of Uttarakhand, Applied Ecology And Remote Sensing, Biostatistics, Methods Graphic and Non-graphic presentation of data,1-Measures of Dispersions and Deviations, Correlation, Statutory test.

Author(s): Uttarakhand Open University

292 Pages

Ecology I The Earth System

This note will cover fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an integrated dynamic system. Topics covered include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and oceans, photosynthesis and respiration the hydrologic, carbon and nitrogen cycles.

Author(s): Prof. Edward DeLong and Prof. Penny Chisholm

NA Pages

Microbial Methods in Ecology

This note provides an introduction to microbial methods applicable to the study of ecosystems. Topics covered includes: Bacterial Abundance, Bacterial Production, Extracellular Enzyme Assays, Microbial Biogeochemistry: Metabolism in Winogradsky columns, Microbial Food Webs: Bacteria-phytoplankton competition, Flagellate and ciliate grazing on bacteria, Molecular Techniques.

Author(s): Joe Vallino and Kristin Gribble

NA Pages

Plant ecology

This book covers the following topics in plant ecology: Ecology of Roots, Ecology of Stems, Ecology of Leaves, Symbiosis, Pollination, Reciprocal Nutritive Disjunctive Symbiosis, Social Conjunctive Symbiosis, Nutritive Conjunctive Symbiosis, Growth Habits of Plants, Plant Communities, Plant Succession and Applied Ecology.

Author(s): McDougall, W. B

300 Pages

Dictionary of ecology

This practical dictionary is for the use of students, teachers, and investigators in ecology and related fields such as range management, forestry, wildlife, conservation, agronomy, and limnology. The aim of this dictionary is to fill the need for definitions of many new terms that have come into usage during the past thirty years and also to include many of the old terms that are used in current literature.

Author(s): Herbert C Hanson

408 Pages

Introduction to Ecology I

This Introductory Ecology Module explains the hierarchical structure of ecology-species, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Each lecture will focus on a key ecological principle then provide applied examples to further demonstrate the concept.

Author(s): Dr. James Danoff-Burg

NA Pages