Here’s what reviewers are saying about this exciting first edition:

"Most introductory textbooks in ecology are overburdened with population biology to the virtual exclusion of landscape, organismal, ecosystem, and community ecology, but Molles is the only comprehensive first text for non-majors that strikes the right balance at this level."

"Molles’ book is proof that a first exposure to ecology for non-majors can invoke cutting edge work. Very cleverly, he avoids the technical vocabulary, unless it helps. He is comprehensive but brilliantly selective, including only material up to the end of a first course."

--T. F. H. Allen, University of Wisconsin

"Manny Molles is an excellent ecologist, great teacher, and super researcher. This shows in the chapters I read."

--Charles R. Blem, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Hooray! For many years I have yearned to find a text so well suited to the needs of my students. I congratulate Manuel Molles on a job well done."

--William Carew, Dominican College, Blauvelt, NY

"I especially appreciated the identification and reiteration of concepts throughout the chapters and the use of accessible literature examples."

--Patricia J. Clark, Cumberland College

"I really feel the explanatory boxes within the figures and tables makes reading and understanding the figures and tables much easier. This is a great idea!"

--Randi Darling, Westfield State College

"I am impressed by the critical thought and clarity of expression of this text. I will adopt this textbook for my own teaching and predict Molles will become a bestseller. This promises to be a major new player in the crowded arena of general ecology textbooks."

--Don Hall, Michigan State University

"I really like what I’ve seen; it’s well-organized, easily understandable, and the prose is a notch above most texts."

--Edward S. Kubersky, Felician College

"I am very excited by the prospect of using this book for my Ecology class. I have been looking for 8 years to find a book that fits the way I teach ecology. This book is the first I have found that not only approaches the material in a manner similar to my own, but that also uses a pedagogical approach that I feel will meet the needs of my students."

--David C. LeBlanc, Ball State University

"I am very impressed with the accuracy and the up-to-date information used in Ecology: Concepts and Applications. I think that the author uses excellent examples and writes in a way that is easy to understand."

--Allan Nelson, Tarleton State University

"Dr. Molles has done a wonderful job by presenting population concepts in a very simple and understandable manner."

--Shaukat M. Siddiqi, Virginia State University

"The explanatory boxes within the art are fantastic! Such a simple concept, but they make the explanation of the graph much more effective."

"Most textbooks have poor or inadequate Review Questions which often appear to be an afterthought. Molles’ textbook is a welcome exception to this trend."

--David Wood, California State University—Chico

"Molles’ writing is extraordinarily succinct and stimulating. He moves cleanly from topic to topic, incorporating examples with great skill."