Encyclopedia of Ecology
- 2nd Edition - January 23, 2019
- Latest edition
- Author: Brian D. Fath
- Language: English
Encyclopedia of Ecology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set continues the acclaimed work of the previous edition published in 2008. It covers all scales of biological organizat… Read more
Encyclopedia of Ecology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set continues the acclaimed work of the previous edition published in 2008. It covers all scales of biological organization, from organisms, to populations, to communities and ecosystems. Laboratory, field, simulation modelling, and theoretical approaches are presented to show how living systems sustain structure and function in space and time. New areas of focus include micro- and macro scales, molecular and genetic ecology, and global ecology (e.g., climate change, earth transformations, ecosystem services, and the food-water-energy nexus) are included. In addition, new, international experts in ecology contribute on a variety of topics.
- Offers the most broad-ranging and comprehensive resource available in the field of ecology
- Provides foundational content and suggests further reading
- Incorporates the expertise of over 500 outstanding investigators in the field of ecology, including top young scientists with both research and teaching experience
- Includes multimedia resources, such as an Interactive Map Viewer and links to a CSDMS (Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System), an open-source platform for modelers to share and link models dealing with earth system processes
Upper-undergraduate and graduate students looking for introduction to a broad array of topics in ecology, as well as professionals looking for a refresher on this material. These primarily include researchers in environmental and life sciences. Furthermore, this work will be of interest to applied practitioners (scientists and non-scientists) working in environmental management. More and more professions deal with the effective management of ecological resources such as climate impacts, conservation, food production, water and air quality, etc. This work will serve the purpose of providing them with sufficient knowledge of ecological sciences to effectively support their decisions
Volume 1
Section: Aquatic Ecology
- Abundance Biomass Comparison Method
- Acidification in Aquatic Systems
- Constructed Wetlands For Wastewater Treatment
- Dead zones: Low Oxygen in Coastal Waters
- Deep Sea Ecology
- Ecosystem Health Indicators: Freshwater Environments
- Equilibrium Concept in Phytoplankton Communities
- Estuarine Ecohydrology
- The Estuarine Quality Paradox Concept
- Eutrophication
- Freshwater Aquaculture
- Intertidal Zonation
- Maximum Sustainable Yield
- Micro- and macroplastics in aquatic ecosystems
- Microbial Communities
Section: Behavioral Ecology
Section: Conservation Ecology
- Biodiversity Indices
- Biological Integrity
- Biomagnification
- Biotopes
- Connectivity & Ecological Corridors
- Conservation Biological Control and Biopesticides in Agricultural
- Conservation Genetics
- Ecological Health Indicators
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Ecosystem Health Indicators
- Ecotoxicology: The Gistory and Present Direction
- Endangered Species
- Invasive Plant Species
- k-Dominance Curves
- Polychaetes/Amphipode Index
- Protected area
- Reintroduction
- Source Sink
- Spatial Subsidy
- System Omnivory Index
- Trophic classification for lakes
- Trophic Index and Efficiency
- Turnover Time
- Wildlife Ecology
Volume 2
Section: Ecological Complexity
Section: Ecological Data Analysis and Modelling
Section: Ecological Processes
- Acidification
- Allometric Theory: Extrapolations from Individuals to Ecosystems
- Ammonification
- Biological nitrogen fixation
- Decomposition and mineralization
- Erosion
- Evapotranspiration
- Evolutionary Ecology: Evolution of Parasitism
- Fermentation
- Grazing
- Greenhouse gases formation
- Gross and Net Production in Different Environments
- Light Extinction
- Nitrification
- Physical Transport Processes in Ecology: Advection, Diffusion, and Dispersion
- Predation and its effects on individuals: from individual to species
- Succession and Colonization
- Volatilization
- Waves as an Ecological Process
- Wind Effects
Volume 3
Section: Ecosystems
- Agriculture Systems
- Alpine Ecosystems and the High-Elevation Treeline
- Caves
- Chaparral
- Coral Reefs
- Desert Streams
- Deserts
- Dunes
- Ecosystems
- Ecosystems: The Boreal Forest Ecosystem
- Estuaries
- Floodplains
- Forest Plantations
- Freshwater Lakes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Greenhouses, Microcosms, and Mesocosms
- Lagoons
- Mangrove Wetlands
- Peatlands
- Polar Terrestrial Ecology
- Riparian Wetlands
- Rivers and Streams: Ecosystem Dynamics and Integrating Paradigms
- Rivers and Streams: Physical Setting and Adapted Biota
- Rocky Intertidal Zone
- Salt Marshes
- Savanna
- Steppes and Prairies
- Swamps
- Temperate Forest
- Temporary Waters
- Tropical Ecology
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Tundra
- Upwelling Ecosystems
Section: Evolutionary Ecology
- Adaptation
- Allee effects
- Association
- Body Size, Energetics, and Evolution
- Clines
- Coevolution
- Coexistence
- Colonization
- Dominance and its Evolution
- Eco-Immunology: Past, Present, and Future
- Eco-evolutionary dynamics
- Ecological Niche
- Endemism
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Fecundity
- Fitness
- Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle
- Genetic Drift
- Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
- Isolation
- Life History Patterns
- Limiting Factors and Liebig's Principle
- Macroevolution
- Metacommunities
- Metagenomics
- Microbiome / Hologenome
- Natural Selection
- Phylogenomics and Phylogenetics
- Pioneer Species
- r-strategists/K-strategists
- Red Queen Dynamics
- Units of Selection
Section: General Ecology
- Abundance
- Age-Class Models
- Allopatry
- Animal Physiology
- Applied Ecology
- Biodiversity
- Biomass
- Carrying capacity
- Communication
- Community
- Conbiota
- Cooperation
- Demography
- Detritus
- Dominance
- Dormancy
- Ecological Effects of Acidic Deposition
- Ecological Efficiency
- Ecological stoichiometry
- Ecophysiology
- Ecosystems
- Edaphic Factor
- Endotherm
- Epiflora and Epifauna
- Generation Time
- Growth Constraints: Michaelis–Menten Equation and Liebig's Law
- Growth Models
- Habitat
- History of Ecology
- Homeotherms
- Hunting
- The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis
- Keystone species & Keystoneness
- Leaf Area Index
- Metabolic Theories in Ecology: The Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) Theory and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE)
- Microclimate
- Migration and Movement
- Monocultures versus Polycultures
- Numerical Ecology
- Paleoecology
- Parasites
- Philosophy of Ecology: Overview
- Phytosociology
- Plant Ecology
- Plant Physiology
- Poikilotherms
- Pollination
- Principal Components Analysis
- Rhizosphere Ecology
- Salinity
- Scavengers
- Seasonality
- Seed Dispersal
- Soil Ecology
- Stable Isotope Ecology
- Succession
- Suspension Feeders
- Synecology
- Temperature Regulation
- Tolerance Range
- Trophic Structure
- Water Availability
Volume 4
Section: Global Change Ecology
Section: Human Ecology
- Adaptive Management and Integrative assessments
- Anthropocene
- Biophilia
- Carbon Footprint
- Ecological Economics 1
- Ecological Economics 2
- Ecological Footprint
- Ecological Systems Thinking
- Ecosystem Services Evaluation
- Emergy
- Emergy and Network Analysis
- Energy Returned on Energy Invested
- Environmental Protection and Ecology
- Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- Human Ecology: Overview
- Human Population Growth
- Industrial Ecology
- ISEW-GPI
- Life-Cycle Assessment
- Limits to Growth
- Nitrogen Footprints
- Ozone Layer
- Political Ecology
- Precaution and Ecological Risk
- Remote Sensing
- Resilience
- Socioecological Systems
- Sustainable Development Goals
- System Sustainability
- Tragedy of the Ecological Commons
- Urban Metabolism
- Urban Systems
Section: Terrestrial and Landscape Ecology
- Agroforestry
- Anthropogenic Landscapes
- Buffer Zones
- Classical and Augmentative Biological Control
- Ecological Engineering: Design Principles
- Ecological Engineering: Overview
- Forestry Management
- Integrated Farming Systems
- Island Biogeography
- Landscape Ecology
- Landscape Planning
- Microcosms
- Organic Farming
- Permaculture
- Phytoremediation
- Plant Demography
- Spatial Distribution
- Thermodynamic Properties of Landscape Cover
Subject Index
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: January 23, 2019
- Language: English
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Brian D. Fath
Brian D. Fath is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University (Maryland, USA) and Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria). He has published over 180 research papers, reports, and book chapters on environmental systems modeling, specifically in the areas of network analysis, resilience, and sustainability. He co-authored the books Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life–Environment Relations (2018) and Flourishing Within Limits to Growth: Following nature’s way (2015). He is also Editor-in-Chief for the journal Ecological Modelling. Dr. Fath was the 2016 recipient of the Prigogine Medal for outstanding work in systems ecology, and held a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Parthenope University (Naples, Italy) in 2012.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Towson University, MD, USA Senior Research Scholar, Advanced Systems Analysis Program, IIASA, AustriaRead Encyclopedia of Ecology on ScienceDirect