Odums' classic text would probably fit the bill. Can't recall the exact title. Maybe someone else can fill in.
Liane ********************* Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Saint Xavier University Department of Biological Sciences 3700 West 103rd Street Chicago, IL 60655 Ph: 773-298-3514 Fax: 773-298-3536 [email protected] http://faculty.sxu.edu/dlc1 -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of VOLTOLINI Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 7:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Ecosystem Ecology Dear friends, I am preparing classes about Ecosystem Ecology using classic text books like Begon et al and Ricklefs but after reading several chapters I am feeling these books don’t have a good introduction to the subject when thinking about undergraduate students. Ricklefs (Economy of Nature) includes four chapters (19, 22, 23, 24) about succession and energy but not one with a good introduction about structure and function and I am feeling the same about Townsend et al (Essentials of Ecology) with two chapters (11, 12) about energy and matter flow and biogeochemical cycles and also the same about Begon et al (Ecology: From individuals to ecosystems) with four chapters (17, 18, 20, 22) exploring subjects like energy and matter flow, food webs and applied ecology. Differently, more specific books like Ecosystem Ecology by Jørgensen includes the first 140 pages with a good introduction, Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science by Weathers and Strayer also includes the first 92 pages with an introduction and the last I read was Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology by Chapin and Matson with 17 pages introducing ecosystems. I would like to receive other impressions as well suggestions about teaching ecosystem ecology! Thanks J Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI Grupo de Pesquisa e Ensino em Biologia da Conservação - ECOTROP Universidade de Taubaté, Departamento de Biologia Taubaté, SP. E-Mail: [email protected] * Grupo de pesquisa ECOTROP CNPq: http://dgp.cnpq.br/buscaoperacional/detalhepesq.jsp?pesq=8137155809735635 * Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 * Assessoria Estatística: http://assessoria-estatistica.blogspot.com.br/ * Fotos de Cursos e Projetos: https://www.facebook.com/ecotrop/photos_albums
