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The Theory of Ecology.

Despite claims to the contrary, the science of ecology has a long history of building theories. Many ecological theories are mathematical, computational, or statistical, though, and rarely have attempts been made to organize or extrapolate these models into broader theories. The Theory of Ecology br...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scheiner, Samuel M., 1956-
Otros Autores: Willig, Michael R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A general theory of ecology / Samuel M. Scheiner and Michael R. Willig
  • Perspectives on the role of theory in ecology
  • Theory makes ecology evolve / Jurek Kolasa
  • A general, unifying theory of ecology? / Jay Odenbaugh
  • Constituent theories of ecology
  • Foraging theory / Andrew Sih
  • Ecological niche theory / Jonathan Chase
  • Single species population dynamics and its theoretical underpinnings / Alan Hastings
  • Natural enemy-victim interactions: do we have a unified theory yet? / Robert D. Holt
  • The metacommunity concept and its theoretical underpinnings / Mathew A. Leibold
  • Domain and propositions of succession theory / Steward T.A. Pickett, Scott J. Meiners, and Mary L. Cadenasso
  • The equilibrium theory of island biogeography / Dov Sax and Steven D. Gaines
  • Theories of ecosystem ecology / Ingrid C. Burke and William K. Lauenroth
  • Perspectives on global change theory / Debra P.C. Peters, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, and Alan K. Knapp
  • A theory of ecological gradients: a framework for aligning data and models / Gordon A. Fox, Samuel M. Scheiner, and Michael R. Willig
  • Biogeographical gradient theory / Robert K. Colwell
  • The state of theory in ecology / Michael R. Willig and Samuel M. Scheiner.