30-Second Ecology: 50 Key Concepts and Challenges, Each Explained in Half a Minute

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Introduction
Evolution & Ecology
	GLOSSARY
	Natural selection
	Making new species
	Counting species
	Profile: Daniel H. Janzen
	Habitats & niches
	Life history trade-offs
Behavioural Ecology
	GLOSSARY
	Sexual selection
	Mating systems
	Costs of reproduction
	Defence & counter-defence
	Group living
	Kin selection
	Profile: William D. Hamilton
Population Ecology
	GLOSSARY
	Population distributions
	Dispersal
	Limits to population growth
	Profile: Paul R. Ehrlich
	Cycling populations
	Metapopulations
	Eating . . .
	. . . And being eaten
	Parasites
	Competition
	Mutual benefits
Communities & Landscapes
	GLOSSARY
	Energy flows
	Nutrient cycles
	Keystone species
	Indirect effects
	Disturbance & resilience
	Ecological succession
	Species-area relationship
	Island biogeography
	Profile: Robert H. MacArthur
Biomes & Biodiversity
	GLOSSARY
	Global patterns of biodiversity
	Oceans
	Freshwaters
	Tundra & boreal forests
	Temperate forests & grasslands
	Tropical forests & savanna
	Profile: Wangari Maathai
	Deserts
Applied Ecology
	GLOSSARY
	Valuing biodiversity
	Ecosystem services
	Soil ecology
	Pollination & society
	Biological control
	Vectors of disease
	Overharvesting
	Conservation biology
	Profile: Rachel Carson
Ecology in a Changing World
	GLOSSARY
	The sixth mass extinction
	Climate change
	Urban ecosystems
	Human-wildlife conflict
	Profile: Raman Sukumar
	Nature-deficit disorder
	Rewilding
Appendices
Resources
Notes on contributors
Index
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Acknowledgements