Ecological Concepts
The Contribution of Ecology to an Understanding of the Natural World
Blackwell Science Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-0-632-02571-8 (ISBN)
Description
Containing the proceedings of the symposium organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the British Ecological Society, this book aims to try and assess the contribution which ecology has made to our understanding of the natural world during the 100 years or so of the discipline's formal existence. The opinions of the whole membership of the society were sought through a postal questionnaire, the results of which are summarized, and to some extent related to the background of the member who replied. The major part of the book consists of 10 essays on the principles identified by the members.
Containing the proceedings of the symposium organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the British Ecological Society, this book aims to try and assess the contribution which ecology has made to our understanding of the natural world during the 100 years or so of the discipline's formal existence. The opinions of the whole membership of the society were sought through a postal questionnaire, the results of which are summarized, and to some extent related to the background of the member who replied. The major part of the book consists of 10 essays on the principles identified by the members.
Containing the proceedings of the symposium organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the British Ecological Society, this book aims to try and assess the contribution which ecology has made to our understanding of the natural world during the 100 years or so of the discipline's formal existence. The opinions of the whole membership of the society were sought through a postal questionnaire, the results of which are summarized, and to some extent related to the background of the member who replied. The major part of the book consists of 10 essays on the principles identified by the members.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
63 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
759 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02571-8 (9780632025718)
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Persons
Editor
Department of Botany, University of Liverpool
Department of Botany, University College, London
School of Botany, University of Cambridge
Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Oxford
Content
Key concepts: the results of a survey of our member's opinions; Ecosystems: fluxes of matter and energy; Food webs; The ecological niche; Diversity and stability; Predator-prey and host-pathogen interactions; Population regulation in animals; Competition; Life-history strategies; Optimization in ecology; Levels of organization in ecology.