生态学是一门综合性很强的学科，它关注的重点是生物和人与环境之间的相互关系和交互作用规律及效应，无论是技术手段、研究范围和包含主题都非常宽泛、多样甚至更新极快。

《生态学(第5版)(影印版)》是教育部高等教育司推荐国外优秀生命科学用书。本书每一章既涵盖了生态学的基本内容，又反映了相关领域的最新进展。全书有大量有助于正确理解相关内容的图表和照片。

1 Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Section1 Natural History and Evolution

2 Life on Land 9

3 Life in Water 40

4 Population Genetics and Natural Selection 70

Section 2 Adaptations to the Environment 90

5 Temperature Relations 90

6 Water Relations 114

7 Energy and Nutrient Relations 135

8 Social Relations 156

Section 3 Population Ecology 181

9 Population Distribution and Abundance 181

10 Population Dynamics 196

11 Population Growth 216

12 Life Histories 227

Section 4 Interactions 248

13 Competition 248

14 Exploitative Interactions: Predation, Herbivory, Parasitism, and Disease 268

15 Mutualism 290

Section 5 Communities and Ecosystems 307

16 Species Abundance and Diversity 307

17 Species Interactions and Community Structure 325

18 Primary Production and Energy Flow 344

19 Nutrient Cycling and Retention 361

20 Succession and Stability 381

Section 6LargeScale Ecology 403

21 Landscape Ecology 403

22 Geographic Ecology 426

23 Global Ecology 444

Appendix Statistical Tables 464