The Princeton guide to ecology / Simon A. Levin, editor ; Stephen R. Carpenter [and others], associate editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Autecology -- Ecological Niche / Thomas W. Schoener -- Physiological Ecology : Animals / Martin Wikelski -- Physiological Ecology : Plants / David D. Ackerly, Stephanie A. Stuart -- Functional Morphology : Muscles, Elastic Mechanisms, and Animal Performance / Duncan J. Irschick, Justin P. Henningsen -- Habitat Selection / Judy Stamps -- Dispersal / Nicolas Perrin -- Foraging Behavior / Joel S. Brown -- Social Behavior / Eldridge S. Adams -- Phenotypic Plasticity / Joseph Travis -- Life History / William F. Morris -- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems / Catherine H. Graham, Scott J. Goetz -- Geographic Range / Kevin J. Gaston -- Adaptation / Allan Larson -- Phenotypic Selection / David W. Pfennig, Joel G. Kingsolver -- Population Genetics and Ecology / Philip Hedrick -- Phylogenetics and Comparative Methods / David D. Ackerly -- Microevolution / Michael A. Bell -- Ecological Speciation : Natural Selection and the Formation of New Species / Patrik Nosil, Howard Rundle -- Adaptive Radiation / Rosemary Gillespie -- Part II. Population Ecology -- Age-Structured and Stage-Structured Population Dynamics / Mark Rees, Stephen P. Ellner -- Density Dependence and Single-Species Population Dynamics / Anthony R. Ives -- Biological Chaos and Complex Dynamics / Alan Hastings -- Metapopulations and Spatial Population Processes / Ilkka Hanski -- Competition and Coexistence in Plant Communities / Ray Dybzinski, David Tilman -- Competition and Coexistence in Animal Communities / Priyanga Amarasekare -- Predator-Prey Interactions / Robert F. Denno, Danny Lewis -- Host-Parasitoid Interactions / Cheryl J. Briggs -- Ecological Epidemiology / Michael Begon -- Interactions between Plants and Herbivores / Rebecca J. Morris -- Mutualism and Symbiosis / Judith L. Bronstein -- Ecology of Microbial Populations / Thomas Bell -- Coevolution / John N. Thompson -- Part III. Communities and Ecosystems -- Biodiversity : Concepts, Patterns, and Measurement / Robert K. Colwell -- Competition, Neutrality, and Community Organization / Jérôme Chave -- Predation and Community Organization / Robert D. Holt -- Facilitation and the Organization of Plant Communities / Ragan M. Callaway -- Indirect Effects in Communities and Ecosystems : The Role of Trophic and Nontrophic Interactions / Oswald J. Schmitz -- Top-Down and Bottom-Up Regulation of Communities / E.T. Borer, D.S. Gruner -- The Structure and Stability of Food Webs / Kevin McCann -- Spatial and Metacommunity Dynamics in Biodiversity / M.A. Leibold -- Ecosystem Productivity and Carbon Flows : Patterns across Ecosystems / Julien Lartigue, Just Cebrian -- Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemistry / Peter M. Vitousek, Pamela A. Matson -- Terrestrial Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycles / R.A. Houghton -- Freshwater Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycles / Darren Bade -- The Marine Carbon Cycle / Paul Falkowski -- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning / Andrew Hector, Andy Wilby -- Ecological Stoichiometry / R.W. Sterner, J.J. Elser -- Macroecological Perspectives on Communities and Ecosystems / Pablo A. Marquet -- Alternative Stable States and Regime Shifts in Ecosystems / Marten Scheffer -- Responses of Communities and Ecosystems to Global Changes / Erika Zavaleta, Nicole Heller -- Evolution of Communities and Ecosystems / Nicolas Loeuille -- Part IV. Landscapes and the Biosphere -- Landscape Dynamics / David J. Tongway, John A. Ludwig -- Landscape Pattern and Biodiversity / Joern Fischer, David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Ecological Dynamics in Fragmented Landscapes / Jianguo Wu -- Biodiversity Patterns in Managed and Natural Landscapes / Paul R. Moorcroft -- Boundary Dynamics in Landscapes / Debra P.C. Peters, James R. Gosz, Scott L. Collins -- Spatial Patterns of Species Diversity in Terrestrial Environments / Brian A. Maurer -- Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in Landscapes / F.I. Woodward -- Seascape Patterns and Dynamics of Coral Reefs / Terry P. Hughes -- Seascape Microbial Ecology : Habitat Structure, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Function / David M. Karl, Ricardo M. Letelier -- Spatial Dynamics of Marine Fisheries / Daniel Pauly, Reg Watson -- Part V. Conservation Biology -- Causes and Consequences of Species Extinctions / Navjot S. Sodhi, Barry W. Brook, Corey J.A. Bradshaw -- Population Viability Analysis / Daniel F. Doak, Myra E. Finkelstein, Victoria J. Bakker -- Principles of Reserve Design / Nick Haddad -- Building and Implementing Systems of Conservation Areas / Will R. Turner, Robert L. Pressey -- Marine Conservation / Jeremy B.C. Jackson -- Conservation and Global Climate Change / Diane M. Debinski, Molly S. Cross -- Restoration Ecology / Richard J. Hobbs -- Part VI. Ecosystem Services -- Ecosystem Services : Issues of Scale and Trade-Offs / R.J. Scholes -- Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Ecosystem Services / Shahid Naeem -- Beyond Biodiversity : Other Aspects of Ecological Organization / Jon Norberg -- Human-Dominated Systems : Agroecosystems / Alison G. Power, Megan O'Rourke, Laurie E. Drinkwater -- Forests / Luis A. Solórzano, Guayana I. Páez-Acosta -- Grasslands / Martha Downs, Osvaldo E. Sala -- Marine Ecosystem Services / Marissa L. Baskett, Benjamin S. Halpern -- Provisioning Services : A Focus on Fresh Water / Margaret A. Palmer, David C. Richardson -- Regulating Services : A Focus on Disease Regulation / Peter Daszak, A. Marm Kilpatrick -- Support Services : A Focus on Genetic Diversity / Oliver R.W. Pergams, Peter Kareiva -- The Economics of Ecosystem Services / Charles Perrings -- Technological Substitution and Augmentation of Ecosystem Services / Indur M. Goklany -- Conservation of Ecosystem Services / Jon Paul Rodríguez -- Part VII. Managing the Biosphere -- Biological Control : Theory and Practice / William Murdoch -- Fisheries Management / Ray Hilborn -- Wildlife Management / Mark S. Boyce, Evelyn H. Merrill, Anthony R.E. Sinclair -- Managing the Global Water System / Joseph Alcamo -- Managing Nutrient Mobilization and Eutrophication / D.W. Schindler -- Managing Infectious Diseases / Jonathan A. Patz, Sarah H. Olson -- Agriculture, Land Use, and the Transformation of Planet Earth / Jonathan A. Foley [and others] -- The Ecology, Economics, and Management of Alien Invasive Species / Ryan Chisholm -- Ecological Economics : Principles of Economic Policy Design for Ecosystem Management / Anastasios Xepapadeas -- Governance and Institutions / Elinor Ostrom -- Assessments : Linking Ecology to Policy / Clark A. Miller -- Milestones in Ecology / compiled by Christopher Morris.