Advanced Ecological Theory

Principles and Applications

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Advanced Ecological Theory is intended for both postgraduate students and professional researchers in ecology. It provides an overview of current advances in the field as well as closely related areas in evolution, ecological economics, and natural-resource management, familiarizing the reader with the mathematical, computational and statistical approaches used in these different areas. The book has an exciting set of diverse contributions written by leading authorities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-04-01
Mått:173 x 244 x 21 mm
Vikt:835 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780865427341

Utforska kategorier

Växtböcker inom Djur och Natur
Tillämpad matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Botanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Jacqueline Myriam McGlade is a British-born Canadian marine biologist and environmental informatics professor. Her research concerns the spatial and nonlinear dynamics of ecosystems, climate change and scenario development.

Innehållsförteckning

Contributors viiForeword ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xvii1 J.M. McGlade: Individual-based models in ecology 12 E. Renshaw: Stochastic effects in population models 233 M. Keeling: Spatial models of interacting populations 644 D.A. Rand: Correlation equations and pair approximations for spatial ecologies 1005 R. Law: Theoretical aspects of community assembly 1436 S.L. Pimm: The dynamics of the flows of matter and energy 1727 W.M. Getz: Population and evolutionary dynamics of consumer resource systems 1948 P.H. Harvey and A. Purvis: Understanding the ecological and evolutionary reasons for life history variation: mammals as a case study 2329 M.L. Rosenzweig: Species diversity 24910 E.J. Milner-Gulland: Ecological economics 28211 J.M. McGlade: Ecosystem analysis and the governance of natural resources 309Index 343