A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences revised and updated The
revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems - now in full
colour - offers students and practitioners a review of the ecological sciences. The previous
editions of this book earned the authors the prestigious 'Exceptional Life-time Achievement
Award' of the British Ecological Society - the aim for the fifth edition is not only to
maintain standards but indeed to enhance its coverage of Ecology. In the first edition 34
years ago it seemed acceptable for ecologists to hold a comfortable objective not to say
aloof position from which the ecological communities around us were simply material for which
we sought a scientific understanding. Now we must accept the immediacy of the many
environmental problems that threaten us and the responsibility of ecologists to play their full
part in addressing these problems. This fifth edition addresses this challenge with several
chapters devoted entirely to applied topics and examples of how ecological principles have
been applied to problems facing us highlighted throughout the remaining nineteen chapters.
Nonetheless the authors remain wedded to the belief that environmental action can only ever be
as sound as the ecological principles on which it is based. Hence while trying harder than
ever to help improve preparedness for addressing the environmental problems of the years ahead
the book remains in its essence an exposition of the science of ecology. This new edition
incorporates the results from more than a thousand recent studies into a fully up-to-date text.
Written for students of ecology researchers and practitioners the fifth edition of Ecology:
From Individuals to Ecosystems is anessential reference to all aspects of ecology and addresses
environmental problems of the future.
