Tropical Ecology

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

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

Chemical Ecology The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction

Chemical ecology has made major progress in recent decades. Topics covered includes: The Chemistry of Poisons in Amphibian Skin, The Chemistry of Phyletic Dominance, Chemical Signals in the Marine Environment, Analysis of Chemical Signals by Nervous Systems, Chemical Ecology.

Author(s): Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald

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

Applied Forest Ecology

This note covers the following topics: Forests and Society, Ecosystem Concept and Forest Ecosystem Goods, Forest Population Ecology, Forest Community Ecology, Forest Production Ecology, Forest Nutrition and Biogeochemistry, Forest Silviculture, Forest Restoration, Forest Restoration and Forest Conservation.

Author(s): The University of Hawai

NA Pages

Ecosystem Ecology

This note explains the following topics: Ecosystem History and Concept, Earths Climate System, Geology and Soils, Stable Isotopes, Water and Energy Balance, Carbon Cycling, Temporal and Spatial Dynamics, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes, Climate Change.

Author(s): The University of Hawai

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