THE STUDY OF PLANTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY AND PLANT ECOLOGY

By EMMA DAVIS

CONTENTS BLOCK-1- ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY UNIT-1 ECOLOGY: INTRODUCTION, TYPES AND IMPORTANCE, THE EARTH ENVIRONMENT UNIT-2 ECOLOGICAL FACTORS UNIT-3 ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING UNIT-4 ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WORLD BLOCK-2- POPULATION ECOLOGY UNIT-5 POPULATION, ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS IN SPECIES AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES UNIT-6 COMMUNITY: STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK-3- CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND CONSERVATION UNIT-7 LAND DEGRADATION UNIT-8 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH