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Taking a fresh approach to integrating key concepts and research processes, this undergraduate textbook encourages students to develop an understanding of how ecologists raise and answer real-world questions. Four unique chapters describe the development and evolution of different research programs in each of ecology's core areas, showing students that research is undertaken by real people who are profoundly influenced by their social and political environments. Beginning with a case study to capture student interest, each chapter emphasizes the linkage between observations, ideas, questions, hypotheses, predictions, results, and conclusions. Discussion questions, integrated within the text, encourage active participation, and a range of end-of-chapter questions reinforce knowledge and encourage application of analytical and critical thinking skills to real ecological questions. Students are asked to analyze and interpret real data, with support from online tutorials demonstrating the R programming language for statistical analysis.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781107115378
eBay Product ID (ePID)221158940
Product Key Features
Number of Pages719 Pages
Publication NameEcology in Action
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiology
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorFred D. Singer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height283 mm
Item Weight2200 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFred D. Singer