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Module 2 (Required Readings)

Ecology by Manuel C. Molles; Anna Sher
ISBN: 9781260722208

Publication Date: 2021-09-01

Molles, M. C., & Sher, A. (2022). Ecology: Concepts and applications (9th ed.). Mcgraw-Hill Education.
"An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire textbook, as it is needed to support understanding of major concepts. The textbook begins with a brief introduction to the nature and history of the discipline of ecology, followed by section I, which includes two chapters on earths biomes-life on land and life in water-followed by a chapter on population genetics and natural selection. Sections II through VI build a hierarchical perspective through the traditional subdisciplines of ecology: section II concerns adaptations to the environment; section III focuses on population ecology; section IV presents the ecology of interactions; section V summarizes community and ecosystem ecology; and finally, section VI discusses large-scale ecology, including chapters on landscape, geographic, and global ecology. These topics were first introduced in section I within its discussion of the biomes. In summary, the book begins with an overview of the biosphere, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another perspective of the entire planet in the concluding chapter. The features of this textbook were carefully planned to enhance the students comprehension of the broad discipline of ecology."

Lesson 4: Readings

Chapter 9: Population Distribution and Abundance

Spatial characteristics of populations

Chapter 10: Population Dynamics

Factors that contribute to population change over time

Chapter 11: Population Growth

Theoretical models of population change over time

Lesson 5: Readings

Chapter 12: Life Histories

Concepts in life history, particularly relationships between survival and components of reproduction.

Module 2 (Optional Resources)

Lesson 4: Readings

Human Population Through Time
American Museum of Natural History. (2016, November 4). Human Population Through Time. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwmA3Q0_OE

Lesson 5: Readings

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