BZ1030 - INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY

REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY

• Barbour M.G., Burk J.H., Pitts W.D., Gilliam F.S. & Schwartz M.W. (1998) ‘Terrestrial Plant Ecology’. 3rd edition. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• Clapham, Jr., W.B. (1973). `Natural Ecosystems'. (Macmillan: New York). [574.5 CLA]
• Colinvaux, P. (1993) `Ecology 2'. (John Wiley & Sons Inc.: New York). [574.5 COL T3 1993]
• Deshmukh, I. (1986). `Ecology and Tropical Biology'. (Blackwell: California). [574.52623 DES]
• Kormondy, E.J. (1976). `Concepts of Ecology'. (Prentice-Hall: New Jersey). [574.5 KOR]
• Krebs, C.J. (1994). `Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance'.4th edition.(Harper Collins: New York). [574.5 KRE 1994]
• Morgan, J.M., Morgan, M.D. & Wiersma, J.H. (1986). `Introduction to Environmental Science'. 2nd edition. (W.H. Freeman & Co.: New York). [304.2 MOR]
• Odum, E.P. (1971). `Fundamentals of Ecology'. 3rd edition. (W.B. Saunders: Philadelphia). [574.5 ODU]
• Odum, E.P. (1983). `Basic Ecology'. (Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia). [574.5 ODU]
• Ricklefs, R.E. (1990). `Ecology', third edition. (W.H. Freeman & Co., New York). [574.5 RIC 1990]

EXTRA READING

ENERGY FLOW

• Campbell, N.A. (1996). 'Biology'. 4^th edition. Ch. 49, pp. 1132-1140. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• Campbell, N.A., Reece J.B. & Mitchell L.G. (1999). 'Biology'. 5^th edition. Ch. 54, pp. 1131-1138. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• ***Foin, T.C. (1984). `Ecological Energetics'. (Carolina Biological Supply Co.: North Carolina). [574.19121 FOI - closed reserve]
• Golley, F.B. (1993). `A History of the Ecosystem Concept in Ecology: More Than the Sum of the Parts'. (Yale University Press: New Haven). [574.509 GOL]
• Knox, B., Ladiges P. & Evans B. (1994) 'Biology'. Ch. 44, pp. 978-988. (McGraw-Hill Book Co.: N.Y.)
• Laws, R. (1983) Antarctica: a convergence of life. New Scientist 99, 608-616. [500 P26]
• Raven, P.H., Evert, R.H. & Eichhorn, S.E. (1999). 'Biology of Plants'. 6^th edition. pp 71, 662. (W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y.).
• Russell-Hunter, W.D. (1970). `Aquatic Productivity'. (Macmillan: New York). [574.92 RUS]
• Sabath, M.D., and Quinnell, S. (1981). `Ecosystems: Energy and Materials - the Australian Context'. (Longman Cheshire: Melbourne). [574.50994 SAB]
• Siegfried, W.R., Condy, P.R. & Laws, R.M. (eds) (1985). `Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs'. (Springer-Verlag: Berlin). [574.53 SCA]

LIGHT IN FOREST ENVIRONMENTS

• Bazzaz F.A. & Pickett S.T.A. (1980) The physiological ecology of tropical succession: a comparative review. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 11, 287-310.
• Chazdon R.L. (1988) Sunflecks and their importance to forest understory plants. Adv. Ecol. Res. 18, 2-63.
• Clark D.A. (1986) Regeneration of canopy trees in tropical wet forests. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 1(6), 150-154.
• Hopkins M.S. (1990) Disturbance - the forest transformer. In: Australian Tropical Rainforests: Science - Values - Meaning (Ed. by L.J. Webb and J. Kikkawa), pp. 40-52. CSIRO, Melbourne.

LIGHT IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS

• Russell-Hunter W.D. (1970). Aquatic Productivity. MacMillan Publishing, New York.

ENERGY FLOW THROUGH ECOSYSTEMS

• Campbell, N.A. (1996). 'Biology'. 4th edition. Ch. 49, pp. 1132-1140. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• Campbell, N.A., Reece J.B. & Mitchell L.G. (1999). 'Biology'. 5th edition. Ch. 54, pp. 1131-1138. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• ***Foin, T.C. (1984). `Ecological Energetics'. (Carolina Biological Supply Co.: North Carolina). [574.19121 FOI - closed reserve]
• Knox, B., Ladiges P. & Evans B. (1994) 'Biology'. Ch. 44, pp. 978-988. (McGraw-Hill Book Co.: N.Y.)
• Raven, P.H., Evert, R.H. & Eichhorn, S.E. (1999). 'Biology of Plants'. 6th edition. pp 71, 662. (W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y.).

FOOD CHAINS, FOOD WEBS & TROPHIC LEVELS

• Laws R. (1983) Antarctica: a convergence of life. New Scientist 99, 608-616. [500 P26]

NUTRIENT CYCLING

• Beckmann, R. (1987). Termites and nutrient cycles in the north. Ecos 54, 15-18. [301.310994 P1]
• DeAngelis, D.L. (1992). `Dynamics of Nutrient Cycling and Food Webs'. (Chapman & Hall, London). [574.53 DEA]
• Delwiche, C.C. & Likens, G.E. (1981). Some perspectives of the major geochemical cycles. Scope 17, 43.
• Galbally, I.E. & Freney, J.R. (eds) (1982). `The Cycling of Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulphur and Phosphorus in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems'. (Australian Academy of Sciences: Canberra). [574.5222 CYC]
• Gallon, J.R. & Chaplin, A.E. (1987). `An Introduction to Nitrogen Fixation'. (Cassell Educational Ltd: London). [546.71159]
• Jeffries R.L. & Maron J.L. (1997). The embarrassment of riches: atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and community and ecosystem processes. TREE 12(2), 74-78. [574 P45]
• Scientific American (1970). `The Biosphere'. (W.H. Freeman & Co.: San Francisco). [551 SCI T2]

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

• Ralph W. (1982) A weevil to control Salvinia. Ecos 32, 10-12.
• Room P.M. (1986) Salvinia molesta - a floating weed and its biological control. In: Kitching, R.L. (ed) The Ecology of Exotic Animals and Plants - Some Australian Case Histories. John Wiley & Sons, Queensland.

SUCCESSION

• Bridgewater, P.B. (1975) Peripheral vegetation of Westernport Bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 87, 69-78.
• King, R.J. (1981) Mangroves and saltmarsh plants. In: Clayton M.N. & King R.J. (Eds) 'Marine Botany: an Australasian Perspective', pp. 308-328. (Longman Cheshire: Melbourne).
• Ladd, P. & Hobbs, V. (1990) For some plants, life is rock around the clock. Geo (March), 29-33.
• Whittaker, R.J., Bush, M.B. & Richards, K. (1983). Plant recolonization and vegetation succession on the Krakatau Islands, Indonesia. Ecological Monographs 59 (2), 59-123.

PLANT ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT

• Clough, B. F. (1982) (Ed.). 'Mangrove Ecosystems in Australia: Structure, Function and Management'. (A.I.M.S. and A.N.U. Press: Canberra). [583.420994 AUS]
• Cribb, A.B. & Cribb, J.W. (1985). `Plant Life of the Great Barrier Reef and Adjacent Shores'. (University of Queensland Press: St Lucia). [581.9943 CRI]
• Hutchings, P.A. & Saenger, P. (1987). `Ecology of Mangroves'. (University of Queensland Press: St Lucia). [574.526325 HUT]
• Lear, R. J. and Turner, T.(1977) `Mangroves of Australia'. (University of Queensland Press: St Lucia). [583.420994 LEA]
• Lovelock, C. (1993). `Field Guide to the Mangroves of Australia'. (Aust. Inst. Marine Sci.). [583.4209943 LOV]
• Moore, P. (1981) The varied ways plants tap the Sun. New Scientist (12 Feb 1981), pp. 394-397.

SOILS

• Buckman, H.O. & Brady, N.C. (1969). `The Nature and Properties of Soils'. (Macmillan: Toronto). [631.4 BUC]
• CSIRO Division of Soils (1983). `Soils: an Australian Viewpoint'. (CSIRO: Melbourne/Academic Press: London. [631.4994 SOI]
• Fitzpatrick, E.A. (1986). `An Introduction to Soil Science'. (Longman: Essex). [631.4 FIT]
• Isbell, R.F. (1996). 'The Australian Soil Classification'. Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook series, v. 4. (CSIRO: Melbourne).
• Leeper, G.W. & Uren N.C. (1993) `Soil Science: An Introduction'. (Melbourne University Press: Carlton). [631.4 LEE]
• McDonald ,R.C., Isbell, R.F., Speight, J.G., Walker, J. & Hopkins, M.S. (1990). `Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook', Second edition. (Inkata Press: Melbourne). [631.4794]

TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION

• Campbell, N.A., Reece J.B. & Mitchell L.G. (1999). 'Biology'. 5th edition. Ch. 50, pp. 1028-1047. (Benjamin Cummings: Menlo Park).
• Knox, B., Ladiges P. & Evans B. (1994) 'Biology'. Ch. 43, pp. 966-973. (McGraw-Hill Book Co.: N.Y.)
• O'Dowd, D.J. & Willson, M.F. (1991). Associations between mites and leaf domatia. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 6(6), 179-182.
• Raven, P.H., Evert, R.H. & Eichhorn, S.E. (1999). 'Biology of Plants'. 6th edition. Ch. 33, pp 796-822. (W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y.).

AUSTRALIAN VEGETATION

• Gill, A.M. (1974). Fire and the Australian flora: a review. Australian Forestry 38, 4-25. [634.90994 P2]
• Gill, A.M., Groves, R.H. & Noble, I.R. (eds) (1981). `Fire and the Australian Biota'. (Australian Academy of Science: Canberra). [574.5222 FIR]
• Gillison, A.N. & Anderson, D.J. (1981). `Vegetation Classification in the Australian Region'. (CSIRO & ANU Press: Canberra). [581.012 VEG]
• Groves, R.H. (Ed.) (1981). `Australian Vegetation'. (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge). [581.994 AUS]
• Groves, R.H. (Ed.) (1994). `Australian Vegetation', Second edition. (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge). [581.994 AUS]
• Jackes, B.R. (1987). `Plants of Magnetic Island'. (Dept of Botany, James Cook University: Townsville). [581.99436 JAC]
• Knox, B., Ladiges P. & Evans B. (1994) 'Biology'. Ch. 43, pp. 969-973. (McGraw-Hill Book Co.: N.Y.)
• Pate, J.S. & McComb, A.J. (Eds) (1981). `The Biology of Australian Plants'. (University of W.A. Press: Nedlands). [581.994 BIO]
• Specht, R.L. (1970). Vegetation. In: G.W. Leeper (ed.) `The Australian Environment', 4th edn, pp. 44-67. (CSIRO & Melbourne University Press: Melbourne).
• Specht, R.L. & Specht, A. (1999). 'Australian Plant Communities: Dynamics Of Structure, Growth And Biodiversity'. (Oxford University Press: Melbourne).
• Tracey, J.G. (1982). `The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland'. (CSIRO: Melbourne). [581.5263099436]
• Webb, L.J. (1978). A general classification of Australian rainforests. Australian Plants 9, 349-363. [581.994 P1]
• Westoby, M. (1988). Comparing Australian ecosystems to those elsewhere. BioScience 38(8), 549-556. [574 P24]