What are some of the standard books to study :
- Biological Interactions: Symbiosis, Mutualism...etc
- Concept of Limiting factors
- Niche concept
- Resource partitioning
- Concepts of community change
- Theories of climax
- Models of Succession
P.S. I am looking for a book for beginners for studying ecology at UG level.
Answer
A classic standard textbook that I've used a lot myself (earlier editions) is Begon, Harper & Townsend. This book is very broad and comprehensive, but I know that some students dislike it's back-and-forth discussion style (fewer definite answers). I see this as a strength though.
Another good choice, that is much shorter, is Gotelli's A Primer of Ecology. This one has a slight theoretical leaning (many standard mathematical models), but can work well in a introductory course. I don't have the book in front of me, but, looking at your list of topics, I suspect that A Primer... might be weak in some of them (e.g. climax, succession).
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