Londres, Inglaterra : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, c1998.

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Preface. -- 1. What we learn from ecology about growth. -- 2. What we learn from ecology about energy. -- 3. What we learn from ecology about organization. -- 4. What we learn from ecology about change. -- 5. What we learn from ecology about behavior. -- 6. What we learn from ecology about diversity. -- 7. Human ecology: What we don't learn from nature. -- 8. Bottom lines. -- Essays and commentaries for further reading Eugene P. Odum, unless otherwise noted. -- 1. Harmony between man and nature: an ecological view. -- 2. Optimum population and environment: a Georgian microcosm. -- 3. The world's most polymorphic species: carrying capacity transgressed two ways. -- 4. How to prosper in a world of limited resources: lessons from coral reefs and forests on poor soils. -- 5. How universities should grow. -- 6. Energy: the common denominator. -- 7. Production, maintenance and environmental law. -- 8. Ecosystem management: a new venture for humankind. -- 9. The watershed as an ecological unit. -- 10. Natural areas as necessary components of man's total environment. -- 11. Energy, ecosystem development, and environmental risk. -- 12. The transition from youth to maturity in nature and society. -- 13. Reduced-input agriculture reduces nonpoint pollution. -- 14. When to confront and when to cooperate. -- 15. The search for the evil kingdom. -- 16. Diversity in the landscape: the multilevel approach. -- 17. Diversity and the survival of the ecosystem. -- 18. The pricing system. -- 19. Energy, ecology, and economics. -- 20. Prerequisites for sustainability. -- 21. Environmental degradation and the tyranny of small decisions. -- 22. Bridging the four major "gaps" that threaten human and environmental quality. -- 23. Biotechnology presents a challenge to the campus. -- 24. Source reduction, input management, and dual capitalism. -- 25. Earth stewardship. -- 26. Ecology: the common-sense approach. -- Literature cited. -- Index. --

Tomado de la cubierta: "Written by one of the most highly regarded U.S. ecologists, this book presents basic ecological principles in a series of vignettes, illustrated by cartoons and simple diagrams, covering such subjects as growth, energy, ecological change, diversity, economics, and technology, among others. Drawing upon essays written during a forty-year career as teacher, researcher and ecologist, this volume about environmental literacy is written for the general reader and understandable at any lever from grade school to senior citizen."

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Incluye referencias bibliográficas (pp. 249-259)