Perspectives in Ecological Theory / / ed. by Jonathan Roughgarden, Robert M May, Simon A. Levin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Roy M.,; Clark, Colin W.,; Cody, Martin L.,; Cohen, Joel E.,; Ehrlich, Paul R.,; Feldman, Marcus W.,; Gilpin, Michael E.,; Gross, Louis J.,; Hassell, Michael P.,; Horn, Henry S.,; Kareiva, Peter,; Koehl, M.A.R.,; Levin, Simon A.,; May, Robert M.,; Mueller, Laurence D.,; O\x27Neill, R. V.,; Pacala, Stephen W.,; Pimm, Stuart L.,; Powell, Thomas M.,; Pulliam, H. Ronald,; Roughgarden, Jonathan,; Schlesinger, William H.,; Shugart, Herman H.,; Stanley, Steven M.,; Steele, John H.,; Tilman, David,; Travis, Joseph,; Urban, Dean L.,
• HerausgeberIn: Levin, Simon A.,; May, Robert M,; Roughgarden, Jonathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 986
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; I. FROM INDIVIDUALS TO POPULATIONS --; 1. Plant Physiological Ecology: A Theoretician's Perspective --; 2. Individual Behavior and the Procurement of Essential Resources --; 3. Discussion: From Individuals to Populations --; II . POPULATION DYNAMICS AND SPECIES INTERACTIONS --; 4. Plant Population Dynamic Theory --; 5. Renewing the Dialogue between Theory and Experiments in Population Ecology --; 6. Discussion: Population Dynamics and Species Interactions --; III. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION --; 7. Blending Ecology and Genetics: Progress toward a Unified Population Biology --; 8. Fossils, Macroevolution, and Theoretical Ecology --; 9. Discussion: Ecology and Evolution --; IV. SCALE AND COUPLING IN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS --; 10. Perspectives in Hierarchy and Scale --; 11. Physical and Biological Scales of Variability in Lakes, Estuaries, and the Coastal Ocean --; 12. Discussion: Scale and Coupling in Ecological Systems --; V. STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF COMMUNITIES --; 13. Food Webs and Community Structure --; 14. The Structure and Assembly of Communities --; 15. Discussion: Structure and Assembly of Communities --; VI. ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION --; 16. Challenges in the Development of a Theory of Community and Ecosystem Structure and Function --; 17. Simulators as Models of Forest Dynamics --; 18. Discussion: Ecosystem Structure and Function --; VII. ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT --; 19. Bioeconomics --; 20. Theoretical Issues in Conservation Biology --; 21. Discussion: Ecology and Resource Management-Is Ecological Theory Any Good in Practice? --; VIII. ECOLOGY OF PESTS AND PATHOGENS --; 22. The Population Biology of Host-Parasite and Host-Parasitoid Associations --; 23. Discussion: Ecology of Pests and Pathogens --; Appendix. Ecological Theory: A List of Books --; List of Participants --; Author Index --; Subject Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400860180; 9783110413441; 9783110413595; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400860180
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jonathan Roughgarden, Robert M May, Simon A. Levin.

This volume presents an overview of current accomplishments and future directions in ecological theory. The twenty-three chapters cover a broad range of important topics, from the physiology and behavior of individuals or groups of organisms, through population dynamics and community structure, to the ecology of ecosystems and the geochemical cycles of the entire biosphere.The authors focus on ways in which theory, whether expressed mathematically or verbally, can contribute to defining and solving fundamental problems in ecology. A second aim is to highlight areas where dialogue between theorists and empiricists is likely to be especially rewarding. The authors are R. M. Anderson, C. W. Clark, M. L. Cody, J. E. Cohen, P. R. Ehrlich, M. W. Feldman, M. E. Gilpin, L. J. Gross, M. P. Hassell, H. S. Horn, P. Kareiva, M.A.R. Koehl, S. A. Levin, R. M. May, L. D. Mueller, R. V. O'Neill, S. W. Pacala, S. L. Pimm, T. M. Powell, H. R. Pulliam, J. Roughgarden, W. H. Schlesinger, H. H. Shugart, S. M. Stanley, J. H. Steele, D. Tilman, J. Travis, and D. L. Urban.Originally published in 1989.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.