Created Oct 14, Code Revisions 1. Embed What would you like to do? Embed Embed this gist in your website. Ecosystem and Global Ecology: Ecosystem structure and energy flow; Nutrient cycles: global, regional and local; Disturbance and succession; Geographic and landscape ecology; The carbon cycle and climate change ecology; Jane Lubchenco - from the marine intertidal to global service; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Figure and quotation credits; Index.
Review Text 'This is the best ecology text I have seen to date In pages, Fred D. Singer has produced a work of incomparable excellence and detail for modern ecology Ecology in Action is worth every penny. A must for anyone studying, teaching or researching ecology. Review quote 'This is the best ecology text I have seen to date Competition abounds among the numerous available texts, as well as interactive e-books.
The authors of this review have been disappointed by several previous works, leading to one of us no longer teaching ecology with a hardbound text. Fred Singer's Ecology in Action may change that and is likely to impress a number of instructors that have had similar previous disappointments. Singer's writing effectively weaves together some of ecology's greatest hits, both classic and modern to produce interesting, information, and insightful ecology.
Singer's Ecology in Action will age well, and future ecologists are undoubtedly going to look at it fondly The author says that he has read all the usual textbooks and that is evident. It is very refreshing to read a new textbook, rather than a new edition of an old textbook. The format is very engaging, particularly getting students to think about different types of exam questions at the end The case studies bring the chapters to life, which contributes to making this a very interesting read; ecology textbooks can be theory-heavy, which makes them very dry.
The structuring of chapters is very intuitive and builds on previous chapters, as a lecture course would. However, a chapter could be read out of order too as explanations are very clear. Singer was designed for ecology instructors who believe students learn best when they actively engage in thinking about and applying concepts. Basic theories are illuminated with stories about how particular ecologists developed research programs that helped solve environmental problems.
Like many general ecology texts, this book emphasizes how to rigorously test hypotheses. Author : Fred D. Singer File Size : Ecology Action Newsletter — in Ecology. Author : File Size : Ecological Pioneers Martin Mulligan — in Philosophy.
Author : Martin Mulligan File Size : Author : David Mosse File Size : Author : Jerome Binde File Size : It is very refreshing to read a new textbook, rather than a new edition of an old textbook. The format is very engaging, particularly getting students to think about different types of exam questions at the end The case studies bring the chapters to life, which contributes to making this a very interesting read; ecology textbooks can be theory-heavy, which makes them very dry.
The structuring of chapters is very intuitive and builds on previous chapters, as a lecture course would. However, a chapter could be read out of order too as explanations are very clear. Singer was designed for ecology instructors who believe students learn best when they actively engage in thinking about and applying concepts.
Basic theories are illuminated with stories about how particular ecologists developed research programs that helped solve environmental problems. Like many general ecology texts, this book emphasizes how to rigorously test hypotheses. Boxed inserts and a companion website provide concise instructions on how to use basic statistical procedures to answer questions.
In contrast to most other science textbooks, however, Singer's book also emphasizes the roles of curiosity and careful observation in discovering hypotheses that are worth testing. This will be an ideal ecology text for anyone who would like to help students appreciate the excitement of scientific creativity. Fred D. A committed teacher, he developed research programs on the behavioral and community ecology of spiders, dragonflies and zebrafish, while also collaborating with several colleagues to promote active learning as part of an ongoing research program on new approaches to teaching.
In , in recognition of his dual research programs, he was awarded the Radford Foundation Award for Creative Scholarship. He has taught approximately 20 different courses, including general ecology, field ecology and climate change ecology, using the philosophy that the best learning occurs when students deal with real experiments and real data.
Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction and the Physical Environment: 1.
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