| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 394 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Princeton legacy library |
| Contents |
Introduction / Jonathan Roughgarden, Robert M. May, and Simon A. Levin -- I. From individuals to populations ; Plant physiological ecology : a theoretician's perspective / Louis J. Gross -- Individual behavior and the procurement of essential resources / H. Ronald Pulliam -- Discussion : from individuals to populations / M.A.R. Koehl -- II. Population dynamics and species interactions ; Plant population dynamic theory / Stephen W. Pacala -- Renewing the dialogue between theory and experiments in population ecology / Peter Kareiva -- Discussion : population dynamics and species interactions / David Tilman -- III. Ecology and evolution ; Blending ecology and genetics : progress toward a unified population biology / Joseph Travis and Laurence D. Mueller -- Fossils, macroevolution, and theoretical ecology / Steven M. Stanley -- Discussion : ecology and evolution / Marcus W. Feldman -- IV. Scale and coupling in ecological systems ; Perspectives in hierarchy and scale / R.V. O'Neill -- Physical and biological scales of variability in lakes, estuaries, and the coastal ocean / Thomas M. Powell -- Discussion : scale and coupling in ecological systems / John H. Steele -- V. Structure and assembly of communities ; Food webs and community structure / Joel E. Cohen -- The structure and assembly of communities / Jonathan Roughgarden -- Discussion : structure and assembly of communities / Martin L. Cody -- VI. Ecosystem structure and function ; Challenges in the development of a theory of community and ecosystem structure and function / Simon A. Levin -- Simulators as models of forest dynamics / Henry S. Horn, Herman H. Shugart, and Dean L. Urban -- Discussion : ecosystem structure and function / William H. Schlesinger -- VII. Ecology and resource management ; Bioeconomics / Colin W. Clark -- Theoretical issues in conservation biology / Stuart L. Pimm and Michael E. Gilpin -- Discussion : ecology and resource management : is ecological theory any good in practice? / Paul R. Ehrlich -- VIII. Ecology of pests and pathogens ; The population biology of host-parasite and host-parasitoid associations / Michael P. Hassell and Robert M. May -- Discussion : ecology of pests and pathogens / Roy M. Anderson -- Appendix. Ecological theory : a list of books |
| Summary |
This volume presents an overview of current accomplishments and future directions in ecological theory. The twenty-three chapters cover a broad range of important topics, from the physiology and behavior of individuals or groups of organisms, through population dynamics and community structure, to the ecology of ecosystems and the geochemical cycles of the entire biosphere. The authors focus on ways in which theory, whether expressed mathematically or verbally, can contribute to defining and solving fundamental problems in ecology. A second aim is to highlight areas where dialogue between theorists and empiricists is likely to be especially rewarding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ecology.
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NATURE -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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Ecology
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works
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Instructional and educational works.
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Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roughgarden, Joan., editor
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May, Robert M. (Robert McCredie), 1936-2020, editor
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Levin, Simon A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781400860180 |
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1400860180 |
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