To this end, I...try to find topics and case studies that resonate with as many of my students as possible. This book provides a wealth of ideas and examples that do exactly that. And the presentation is perfect for a nonspecialist audience....The result is a presentation that is lucid, concise..., and effective.
Quarterly Review of Biology Why Ecology Matters ... Read moreis quite different from traditional ecology texts. Krebs does not attempt to cover classic studies or the authors of many of our main theories. To many ecologists, this will be a blasphemous approach to teaching ecology, but engaging a nonspecialist audience necessitates focusing on the major ideas and how they affect people, rather than on science per se. Rather than trying to cover all the core principles and concepts in ecology, Krebs covers twelve main messages, explicitly tying these messages to human-caused changes and impacts, as well as potential society feedback. In this way, he explores the full gamut of ecology for a range of readers.
Marc W. Cadotte, University of Toronto Scarborough, coeditor of Invasive Species in a Globalized World: Ecological, Social, and Legal Perspectives on Policy Show Less