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Foundations of ecology II, classic papers with commentaries, edited by Thomas E. Miller and Joseph Travis

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Foundations of ecology II

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1274201410

edited by Thomas E. Miller and Joseph Travis

classic papers with commentaries

"For three decades, Foundations of Ecology, edited by Leslie A. Real and James H. Brown, has served as an essential primer for graduate students and practicing ecologists, giving them access to the classic papers that laid the foundations of modern ecology alongside commentaries by noted ecologists. Ecology has continued to evolve, and ecologists Thomas E. Miller and Joseph Travis offer here a freshly edited guide for a new generation of researchers. The period of 1970 to 1995 was a time of tremendous change in all areas of this discipline-from an increased rigor for experimental design and analysis and the reevaluation of paradigms to new models for understanding, to theoretical advances. Foundations of Ecology II includes facsimiles of forty-six papers from this period alongside expert commentaries that discuss a total of fifty-three key studies, addressing topics of diversity, predation, complexity, competition, coexistence, extinction, productivity, resources, distribution, and abundance. The result is more than a catalog of historic firsts; this book offers diverse perspectives on the foundational papers that led to today's ecological work"--, Provided by publisher

Diversity and the influence of predators and disturbance -- Competition, coexistence, and extinction -- Productivity and resources -- Incorporating trophic and spatial structure -- Studies of distribution and abundance and the rise of conservation ecology

Foundations of ecology 2