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Laws, Theories, and Patterns in Ecology.
Physics and chemistry are distinguished from biology by the way generalizations are codified into theories tested by observation and experimentation. Some theories have been sufficiently tested to qualify as laws. In ecology, generalizations worthy of being called theories are less common because ob...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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CA :
University of California Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Physics and chemistry are distinguished from biology by the way generalizations are codified into theories tested by observation and experimentation. Some theories have been sufficiently tested to qualify as laws. In ecology, generalizations worthy of being called theories are less common because observations and experimentation are difficult and exceptions are more common. In this book, Walter K. Dodds enumerates generalizations in ecology. Introductory material describes how the practice of science in general, and ecology specifically, yields theories and laws. Dodds also discusses why such. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520944541 0520944542 9780520260405 0520260406 1282359851 9781282359857 9786612359859 6612359854 |