Theory-based ecology : a Darwinian approach /
Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time, it is increasingly important th...
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- Elektronisch E-Book
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- Englisch
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time, it is increasingly important that ecology is accurately and functionally defined for a generation of researchers tackling escalating environmental problems in the face of doubt and disagreement. The authors of 'Theory-Based Ecology' have written a textbook that presents a robust, modern, and mathematically sound theory of ecology, maintaining a strong link between empirical data, models, and theory. It is firmly based in Darwinian thought, since it was Darwin who first revealed the ecological principles of the origin of species, and gave the evolution of diversity a process-based, mechanistic explanation.
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- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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- Previously issued in print: 2016.
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- Specialized.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-182378-3
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Parallelausgabe: 0-19-957785-4
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