About the Book

Animal Ecology

Ecology is the study of the relationship of plants and animals to their physical and biological environment. Animal ecology is an important area of study for scientists. It is the study of animals and how they related to each other as well as how they related to their environment. By studying animal ecology, scientists hope to learn more about what makes these animals prosper or what potentially holds them back. With animal ecology, there are many factors, most of which are human caused, that is currently threatening them. Many populations can live in the same area because each species fills a specific role in the community. This role is called a niche. What an animal eats, and where it eats are also part of its niche. Ecology, ecosystem, environment and agro-ecosystem are perhaps the most important and fundamental concepts that the social activists should be familiar with in order to make themselves competent in implementing the ecological and environmental programme. This book provides an analysis of some of the most frequently used in animal ecology. CONTENTS : (1) Introduction (2) Concepts of Animal Ecology (3) The Animal Community (4) Habitats Ecology (5) Temperature (6) Abundance Relationships (7) Energetic Metabolism (8) Viability Analysis of Population Density (9) Ecology and Food Chains (10) Insect Ecology (11) Waste Water Ecology (12) Animal Ecological Semiotics in Signal Field Construction.