Ecology: Concepts and Applications

by Manuel C. Molles Jr.

Book Overview

Ecology: Concepts and Applications by Molles places great emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0073383228
• ISBN13: 9780073383224
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 2.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

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GREAT!

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A Rare Textbook!

Molles "Ecology: Concepts and Applications" is a rare textbook for three reasons: 1. It is unusually well-writen for a science textbook-clearly writen and even poetic at times. 2. The author is open to more-than-scientific approaches to studying the Natural World-such as aesethics, art,literature and ethics. Molles is a good man for including these dimensions in his textbook. Too many natural scientists study science in a vacum, divorced from its socio cultural, political-economic and spiritual context. 3. Finally, this book is a good Ecology textbook to use at a Christian college or university because it does not try to hock a scientific naturalist agenda and it will be a great introduction to the breath and scope of God's Creation here on Earth.

Great for non-technical study

This book is the first science text I have ever encountered which I enjoy reading. It generally takes the form of a series of stories which the author deftly uses to illustrate ecological concepts. It's not technical enough for a serious ecology student, but I hope that many people read it to gain an appreciation for ecology without encountering some the fanaticism which had previously turned me away from the subject entirely. Thanks.

Great for non ecology major students

Molles has outdone himself with this book. It presents the reader a great book for students who are not majoring in ecology and a great way to understand ecology and the different field works done in the area. The tables and organization are great. I speacially like the way the author makes a subject easy to understand and the way the tables and pictures help you to understand. It's a great book.