References

Selected References
Brooks, D. R., and D. A. McLennan. 1991. Phylogeny, ecology, and behavior. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. A discussion of how systematic methods can be used to enhance the study of ecology and animal behavior.

Colinvaux, P. 1993. Ecology 2. New York, John Wiley & Sons. Comprehensive college textbook.

Dodson, S. I., T. F. H. Allen, S. R. Carpenter, A. R. Ives, R. L. Jeanne, J. F. Kitchell, N. E. Langston, and M. G. Turner. 1998. Ecology. New York, Oxford University Press. Eight authors to this ecology textbook contribute their expertise in specific fields.

Kates, R. W. 1994. Sustaining life on the earth. Sci. Am. 271:114–122 (Oct.). Major technological revolutions—toolmaking, agriculture, and manufacturing—have triggered geometric growth in the human population. The author asks whether we can learn enough about biological, physical, and social reality to fashion a future that our planet can sustain.

Krebs, C. J. 1993. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance, ed. 4. New York, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Important treatment of population ecology.

Pianka, E. R. 1993. Evolutionary ecology, ed. 5. New York, Harper Collins College Publishers. An introduction to ecology written from an evolutionary perspective.

Smil, V. 1997. Global population and the nitrogen cycle. Sci. Am. 277:78–81 (July). The sudden growth of the human population worldwide in the 20th century parallels global consumption of syntheticallyproduced nitrogen-rich fertilizers upon which humans now heavily depend for food production. But there are adverse consequences for the environment.

Smith, R. L. 1995. Ecology and field biology, ed. 5. New York, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Clearly written, well-illustrated general ecology text.

Tunnicliffe, V. 1992. Hydrothermal-vent communities of the deep sea. Am. Sci. 80:336–349 (July–Aug.). At hot vents along mid-ocean ridges, nuclear and chemical energy make possible exotic ecosystems that have evolved in near-total isolation.