Theoretical Ecology Principles and Applications

Name: Theoretical Ecology Principles and Applications
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ISBN: 9780199209989

ISBN-10: 0199209987

ISBN-13: 9780199209989

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Robert May, Angela McLean

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Robert May's seminal book has played a central role in the development of ecological science. Originally published in 1976, this influential text has overseen the transition of ecology from an observational and descriptive subject to one with a solid conceptual core. Indeed, it is a testament to its influence that a great deal of the novel material presented in the earlier editions has now been incorporated into standard undergraduate textbooks. It is now a quarter of a centurysince the publication of the second edition, and a thorough revision is timely.Theoretical Ecology provides a succinct, up-to-date overview of the field set in the context of applications, thereby bridging the…

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List price: $156.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/12/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Robert May is Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Fiengo and May are the authors of Indices and Identity (MIT Press, 1994).



Acknowledgements


Contributors



Introduction




How populations cohere: five rules for cooperation




Single-species dynamics




Metapopulations and their spatial dynamics




Predator-prey interactions




Plant population dynamics




Interspecific competition and multispecies coexistence




Diversity and stability in ecological communities




Communities: patterns




Dynamics of infectious disease




Fisheries




A doubly Green Revolution: ecology and food production




Conservation biology: unsolved problems and their policy implications




Climate change and conservation biology




Unanswered questions and why they matter



References


Index