This text explores the significant concepts of modern  ecology using a minimum of jargon and only basic/simple mathematics. KEY  TOPICS: Focuses on the development of four major concepts—including  their historical background: energy flow; nutrient cycles; population  ecology; and community ecology. Contains coverage of abiotic factors—  including air, insolation, precipitation, soils, nutrients, ionizing  radiation, and fire; energy flow (with increased emphasis on decomposition);  nutrient cycling; population ecology; and community ecology. Updates  material on applied ecology/human ecology and ecological ethics.

Concepts of ecology (Prentice-Hall biological science series)

Science & Math

Kormondy, Edward J.

Biological Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Concepts of Ecology

Prentice Hall PTR

For undergraduate courses in Human Ecology, Environmental Studies, Ecological Anthropology, and Human Geography. Presenting general ecological principles followed by discussions of the human aspects of the problem, the goal of this text is to present the fundamentals of ecology and its application to humans. This text takes an integrated approach to human ecology, blending biological ecology with social sciences approaches.

Fundamentals of Human Ecology

Politics & Social Sciences

Brown, Daniel E.

Social Sciences

Pearson

Kormondy (Chancellor emeritus, U. of Hawaii-Hilo) and consultant Keith (formerly President, Chaminade U. of Honolulu) write for trustees, college and university presidents, faculty members, accrediting agencies, citizens and stakeholders such as alumni, describing educational institutions pulled from the brink by presidents and chancellors. They note that closing a college is not that rare, and in fact over 500 of them shut down between 1966 and 2006. They believe an energetic president with a good plan can bring colleges in financial and emotional breakdown back to sound operation, and they prove it in narratives ranging from small, private liberal arts schools to larger public institutions, analyze the organizational and motivational actions the presidents and chancellors took, summarize and compare the actions, and give seven (and a little more) lessons they learned from the nine heroes of their stories. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nine University Presidents Who Saved Their Institutions: The Difference in Effective Administration

Education & Teaching

Keith, Kent M.

Higher & Continuing Education

Edwin Mellen Pr

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