Authors' names in reversed order in earlier editions.

Part I Introduction and Background1. The Nature of Ecology2. Adaptation and Evolution Part II The Physical Environment3. Climate4. The Aquatic Environment5. The Terrestrial Environment Part III The Organism and Its Environment6. Plant Adaptations to the Environment7. Animal Adaptations to the Environment8. Life History Patterns Part IV Populations9. Properties of Populations10. Population Growth11. Intraspecific Population Regulation12. Metapopulations Part V Species Interactions13. Interspecific Competition14. Predation15. Parasitism and Mutualism Part VI Community Ecology16. Community Structure17. Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities18. Community Dynamics19. Landscape Ecology Part VII Ecosystem Ecology20. Ecosystem Energetics21. Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling22. Biogeochemical Cycles Part VIII Biogeographical Ecology23. Terrestrial Ecosystems24. Aquatic Ecosystems25. Land-Water Margins26. Large-scale Patterns of Biological Diversity Part IX Human Ecology27. Population Growth, Resource Use, and Sustainability28. Habitat Loss, Biodiversity, and Conservation29. Global Climate Change