l. Part II “Ecology of Salt Marshes”, the section entitled “Marsh Animals,” p.124, refers to the concept of organisms in both general and specific terms. This should prove helpful in your basic understanding of wildlife development.
2. An entire reading would be useful. However for our purposes chapters 14 should provide enough information to teach the unit.
3. Begin by carefully reading the preface. This will indoctrinate you as to the specific premises from which the text evolves. Scrutiny of this short passage channels your thoughts in the desired direction, and only then will this text be useful.
3a. Tlme permitting, it would be useful to read as much of the entire text as you can. Vital sections, however, are: Chapter 1 “Some Essential Background from Biology, Mathematics, and Scientific Methodology”; Chapter 2 “The Principles of Environmental Science”; Chapter 14 “Urban, Regional, and National Planning in the Light of Ecological Principles.”
4. Chapter 2(“Populations”) contains a section entitled “Competition and Crowding” p.20, which provides an interesting analogy.