★ Ecology: The Economy of Nature — 8th Edition (2018) DOWNLOADED · OCR'd · embedded on site
The actual textbook embedded directly on this site — every chapter readable under Textbook, with 721 extracted figures and OCR-recovered content for image-only spreads. Even though Bragg's class doesn't require it, this gives you the conceptual baseline that complements his open-note exam style. 23 chapters spanning organismal adaptations through global biodiversity conservation.
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Ecology — 4th Edition (2017)
Heavier on quantitative ecology + experimental design than Smith. Use as a complement when you need derivation/math for population models or competition coefficients (Lotka-Volterra etc).
Ecology for All! — Open Textbook (free)
Open-licensed full ecology curriculum. Use for figures + summaries you can drop into your own notes legally.
Bragg's research papers (UNomaha DigitalCommons)
Direct primary-source articles — useful for prairie/fire-ecology unit and for citing in lab reports.
- All UNomaha Biology faculty publications
- Effect of Burning on Germination of Tallgrass Prairie Plant Species — Rohn & Bragg
- Bragg faculty page (Glacier Creek Preserve)
Video courses
Anna's Archive notice
Anna's Archive (annas-archive.gl) is a search engine that aggregates open-access shadow libraries (Z-Library, LibGen, Sci-Hub). Some downloads may be in a copyright gray zone — use for reference; buy or library-borrow if you'll rely on the book long-term.
📚 Quick-jump · all chapters
Direct links to each chapter on the embedded textbook reader. Each chapter page has the full OCR-extracted text + every relevant figure from the source PDF.