The Status Of Competition Theory In Ecology
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Competition Theory In Ecology
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Author : Peter A. Abrams
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
Competition Theory In Ecology written by Peter A. Abrams and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Mathematics categories.
This novel textbook addresses the shortcomings of current competition theory and suggests a more useful approach that can provide a basis for future models that have far greater predictive ability in both ecology and evolution.
G Evelyn Hutchinson And The Invention Of Modern Ecology
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Author : Nancy G. Slack
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
G Evelyn Hutchinson And The Invention Of Modern Ecology written by Nancy G. Slack and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Science categories.
Slack enjoyed full access to Hutchinson's archives and conducted extensive interviews both with Hutchinson himself and with his students, colleagues, and friends. She evaluates his contributions to theoretical ecology, limnology (the study of fresh-water ecosystems), biogeochemistry, population ecology, and the creation of the new fields of systems ecology and radiation ecology, and she discusses his profound influence as a mentor. The book also looks into his personal life, which included three very different wives, a refugee baby under his care during World War II, friendships with such contemporaries as Rebecca West, Margaret Mead, and Gregory Bateson, and a host of colleagues and friends on four continents. Filled with information available nowhere else, this book draws a vibrant portrait of a giant in the discipline of twentieth-century ecology who was also a man of remarkable personal appeal. --Book Jacket.
Untangling Ecological Complexity
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Author : Brian A. Maurer
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999-02
Untangling Ecological Complexity written by Brian A. Maurer and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02 with Science categories.
AcknowledgmentsCh. 1: Of Entangled Banks and Humble Bees Ch. 2: From Micro to Macro and Back Again Ch. 3: Communities on Small Spatial and Temporal Scales Ch. 4: Communities as Linear Systems Ch. 5: Communities as Nonlinear Systems Ch. 6: Macroecology: Expanding the Spatial Scale of Community Ecology Ch. 7: Geographic Range Structure: Niches Written in Space Ch. 8: Geographic Assembly of Local Communities Ch. 9: The Evolution of Species Diversity at the Macroscale Ch. 10: The Macroscopic Perspective and the Future of Ecology Literature Cited Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
A Critique For Ecology
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Author : Robert Henry Peters
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-07-26
A Critique For Ecology written by Robert Henry Peters and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07-26 with Nature categories.
This is a book of criticism. It is directed at contemporary ecology, but would apply to any science or indeed any statement that claims to contain information. Application of simple criteria to judge the information in ecological statements reveals deep inadequacies in the science. Furthermore, the complexity of the contemporary field of ecology and the mistraining of a generation of ecologists has obscured its weakness. As a result, many ecologists are unaware of the failings of the science although others are deeply concerned for the future of the field. The author, Professor Peters, argues that a return to simple question of fact, to observations, and to questions of general relevance to science and society can make ecology a useful, practical and informative science. Such science is desperately needed to meet the problems of the age. A thought-provoking book that will be of interest to all scientists, but in particular ecologists from undergraduates to senior academics and professionals.
The Status Of Competition Theory In Ecology
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Author : Daniel Simberloff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Status Of Competition Theory In Ecology written by Daniel Simberloff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Competition (Biology) categories.
Current ecological theory on present effects of interspecific competition, as summarized by Roughgarden (1979), has not helped us to understand how nature works. It has generated predictions that are either practically untestable, by virtue of unmeasurable parameters or unrealizable assumptions, or trivially true. Whether or not it has influenced a productive set of investigators of natural systems is debatable, but such influences are not explicit in the writings of most such investigators. On the other hand, the theory has caused a generation of ecologists to waste a monumental amount of time. However, specific investigations, usually experimental, of well-defined field systems have in a gradual and hierarchical way told us quite a bit about how nature works and about the role of interspecific competition among plant and animal populations. These investigations are strongly in the hypothesis-testing tradition, but rather than testing general theory they test specific predictions about specific systems, and they seem to arise as much out of intense curiosity about these systems as out of a desire to find general laws or patterns of nature. As a group, these investigations suggest that competitive exclusion of one species by another is exceptional and that more frequently species sharing resources either do not affect one another or contrive to coexist with changes less drastic than local extinction. When species do compete with one another, effects are usually moderated by other factors (e.g., weather, predators, pathogens) that keep populations below levels at which exclusion would occur, or else each competitor is favored in a different set of times and/or places and this fact combined with normal individual movements keep all species in the system. Interspecific competition is as likely to be by interference as by exploitation, and is frequently affected by biological idiosyncrasies of the individual species. Chance plays a major role in many potentially competitive interactions, and there is good evidence that many species that do compete with one another do so rarely or intermittently, and at most times their population dynamics are governed by other forces.
Scaling Relations In Experimental Ecology
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Author : Robert H. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-14
Scaling Relations In Experimental Ecology written by Robert H. Gardner and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-14 with Science categories.
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Autecology
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Author : Gimme H. Walter
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-04-24
Autecology written by Gimme H. Walter and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Nature categories.
This book spells out the theoretical structure, methodology and philosophy of the science of autecology. The autecological approach focuses on the interactions of individual organisms (and their species-specific adaptations) with the spatio-temporal dynamics of their environment as a basis for interpreting patterns of diversity and abundance in nat
The Ecology Of Bird Communities
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Author : John A. Wiens
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1989
The Ecology Of Bird Communities written by John A. Wiens and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Nature categories.
A major study of avian community ecology.
Ecology Revisited
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Author : Astrid Schwarz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-03-18
Ecology Revisited written by Astrid Schwarz and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-18 with Science categories.
As concerns about humankind’s relationship with the environment move inexorably up the agenda, this volume tells the story of the history of the concept of ecology itself and adds much to the historical and philosophical debate over this multifaceted discipline. The text provides readers with an overview of the theoretical, institutional and historical formation of ecological knowledge. The varied local conditions of early ecology are considered in detail, while epistemological problems that lie on the borders of ecology, such as disunity and complexity, are discussed. The book traces the various phases of the history of the concept of ecology itself, from its 19th century origins and antecedents, through the emergence of the environmental movement in the later 20th century, to the future, and how ecology might be located in the environmental science framework of the 21st century. The study of ‘ecological’ phenomena has never been confined solely to the work of researchers who consider themselves ecologists. It is rather a field of knowledge in which a plurality of practices, concepts and theories are developed. Thus, there exist numerous disciplinary subdivisions and research programmes within the field, the boundaries of which remain blurred. As a consequence, the deliberation to adequately identify the ecological field of knowledge, its epistemic and institutional setting, is still going on. This will be of central importance not only in locating ecology in the frame of 21st century environmental sciences but also for a better understanding of how nature and culture are intertwined in debates about pressing problems, such as climate change, the protection of species diversity, or the management of renewable resources.
Difference Equations And Discrete Dynamical Systems Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference
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Author : Linda Allen
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2005-10-07
Difference Equations And Discrete Dynamical Systems Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference written by Linda Allen and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-07 with Mathematics categories.
Difference Equations or Discrete Dynamical Systems is a diverse field which impacts almost every branch of pure and applied mathematics. Not surprisingly, the techniques that are developed vary just as broadly. No more so is this variety reflected than at the prestigious annual International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications. Organized under the auspices of the International Society of Difference Equations, the Conferences have an international attendance and a wide coverage of topics.The contributions from the conference collected in this volume invite the mathematical community to see a variety of problems and applications with one ingredient in common, the Discrete Dynamical System. Readers may also keep abreast of the many novel techniques and developments in the field.The special emphasis of the meeting was on mathematical biology and accordingly about half of the articles are in the related areas of mathematical ecology and mathematical medicine.