Presenting an evolutionary perspective on many areas of ecology, this book, includes new information on speciation, metapopulations, self-deceit, experimental ecology, modern comparative methods, null models, landscape ecology, macroecology, biodiversity and genetic engineering, equilibrium economics and other aspects of applied ecology. To help readers find their way through this information, this edition has been reorganized and cross-referenced. In addition, smaller chapters enable students to learn material in more manageable portions.
If you're curious about life cycles, population statistics, and a fairly in-depth understanding of the complexities of the many different environments around humans (not to mention the effects of humans on the environments), then check out this book. You will need a basic understanding of algebra and some calculus when approaching the population equations.