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Ecosystem Engineers - Plants To Protists

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 The first book entirely devoted to this topic, Ecosystem Engineers begins with the history of the concept, presenting opposing definitions of ecosystem engineeing. These varied definitions advance the debate and move past trivial difficulties to crystallize key issues such as the value of process-based vs. outcome-based. Authors include case studies spanning a wide spectrum of species and habitats, including above and below-ground, aquatic and terrestrial, and extant and paleontological examples. These studies enable readers to understand how the categorization of species as ecosystem engineers allows scientists to forge new explanatory generalizations. Key for all ecologists and environmentalists, this book ultimately illustrates how to inform and manage natural resources. - The only consolidated treatment available- Provides definitions, case studies, and examples of ecological models- Discusses how ecosystem engineering can inform and improve the management of natural resources- Includes contributions from Clive Jones, the leading figure in the development of the ecosystem engineer concept, and many other eminent ecologists, such as Alan Hastings
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Chaos In Ecology - Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics

by Brian Dennis, J. M. Cushing, Robert Desharnais, Robert F. Costantino e Shandelle Marie Henson

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 It is impossible to predict the exact behavior of all biological systems and how these same systems are exemplified by patterns of complexity and regularity. Decades of research in ecology have documented how these sorts of patterns are the consequences of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature of the patterns created. Chaos in Ecology will explain how simple beginnings result in complicated results. Chaos in Ecology is the inaugural volume of Theoretical Ecology Series. The authors of this volume have employed data from a proven model system in population dynamics. As a result, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in the ecology of populations. - It is impossible to predict the exact behavior of almost all biological systems and yet these same systems are exemplified by patterns of complexity and regularity. Decades of research in ecology have documented that these sorts of patterns are the consequence of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature of the patterns created. In essence, simple beginnings result in complicated results- This realization is captured in the mathematical notion of "chaos" and is rendered intuitive by the oft-repeated metaphor: "A butterfly beats its wings in China and causing a thunderstorm in the Midwest." Thus, seemingly trivial initial conditions (e.g. a butterfly in China) cascade through a series of intermediate events to create a significant large-scale event (e.g. a thunderstorm)- Chaos in Ecology is the inaugural volume of Theoretical Ecology Series. The authors of this volume have employed data from a proven model system in population dynamics. As a result, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in the ecology of populations
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Ecosystem Engineers - Plants To Protists

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 Illustrates how to inform and manage natural resources. This book provides definitions, case studies, and examples of ecological models. It discusses how ecosystem engineering can inform and improve the management of natural resources.
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Chaos In Ecology - Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics

by Brian (University Of Idaho) Dennis, J. M. Cushing, Robert (California State University, Los Angeles) Desharnais, Robert F. (University Of Arizona) Costantino e Shandelle Marie (College Of William And Mary) Henson

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 Decades of research in ecology have documented how patterns of complexity and regularity are the consequences of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature of the patterns created. This book explains how simple beginnings result in complicated results. It includes data from a proven model system in population dynamics.
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Ecological Paradigms Lost - Routes Of Theory Change

by Beatrix (University Of Quebec At Montreal, Department Of Biological Sciences, Canada) Beisner

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 Addresses the historical development and evolution of theoretical ideas in the field of ecology. This book is structured in 5 major sections including population ecology, epidemiology, community ecology, evolutionary biology and ecosystem ecology.

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