附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The meaning and scope of global ecology. -- 2. Properties and components of planet earth. -- 3. The biosphere. -- 4. Ecological principles: ecosystems. -- 5. Ecosystem organization and function. -- 6. Energy flow and trophic structure. -- 7. Ecosystem homeostasis, succession and stability. -- 8. Our global condition: a clash of concepts. -- 9. Global change and development. -- 10. Land degradation. -- 11. Desertification. -- 12. Deforestation. -- 13. Historical aspects of environmental destruction. -- 14. population ecology. -- 15. Human populations. -- 16. World food supplies. -- 17. Air pollution. -- 18. Weather and climate change. -- 19. Water pollution and ocean ecology. -- 20. the crisis in biodiversity. -- 21. The human condition: economics, demography, and health. -- 22. Global patterns of health. -- 23. Competition and conflict. -- 24. The ecology of war. -- 25. Sustainability. -- 26. Assessment and agenda. -- 27. Prognosis.
