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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prediction In Ecology; What Should We Expect From Laws?; How Laws Will Be Approached; Chapter 1. Laws; Foundations; Fundamental Biological Laws; Physiological Constraints Of Organisms; Behavior Of Organisms; Fundamental Properties Of Populations; Laws That Arise From Evolution; Variability And Organisms; Biotic And Abiotic Interactions Of Organisms; Some Candidate Laws; Some Useful Generalizations Or Patterns; The Promise Of Reductionism In Solving Ecological Problems; Chapter 2. Theories; Cross-Cutting Theories; Physiological Ecology.
- PopulationsCommunities; Ecosystems; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Patterns, Questions, And Predictions; General Questions; Questions Related To Patterns In Communities; Questions About Ecosystems And Community Effects On Ecosystems; Conclusions; References; Index.