Foundations of Ecology: Classic Papers with CommentariesLeslie A. Real, James H. Brown University of Chicago Press, 20 de dez. de 2012 - 920 páginas Assembled here for the first time in one volume are forty classic papers that have laid the foundations of modern ecology. Whether by posing new problems, demonstrating important effects, or stimulating new research, these papers have made substantial contributions to an understanding of ecological processes, and they continue to influence the field today. The papers span nearly nine decades of ecological research, from 1887 on, and are organized in six sections: foundational papers, theoretical advances, synthetic statements, methodological developments, field studies, and ecological experiments. Selections range from Connell's elegant account of experiments with barnacles to Watt's encyclopedic natural history, from a visionary exposition by Grinnell of the concept of niche to a seminal essay by Hutchinson on diversity. Six original essays by contemporary ecologists and a historian of ecology place the selections in context and discuss their continued relevance to current research. This combination of classic papers and fresh commentaries makes Foundations of Ecology both a convenient reference to papers often cited today and an essential guide to the intellectual and conceptual roots of the field. Published with the Ecological Society of America. |
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Part Two Theoretical Advances | 177 |
Part Three Theses Antitheses and Syntheses | 309 |
Part Four Methodological Advances | 445 |
Part Five Case Studies in Natural Systems | 605 |
PART SIX Experimental Manipulations in Lab and Field Systems | 715 |
List of Contributors | 905 |
Termos e frases comuns
abundance age distribution air temperature Amer Andrewartha animals association axis bay-breasted warblers behavior biological biotic biotic potential birds calculated Calluna changes climax cocoons coefficients competition complex curve cycle Daphnia density dominant dunes dynamics Ecol ecologists ecology ecosystem effect energy environment environmental equation example factors feeding flora forest given habitat herbivores homeotherm hosts important insects interactions intrinsic rate iteroparity Lake Lake Michigan larvae LENNART VON POST limited Lotka Lycaenidae MacArthur marsh mathematical matrix maximum method natural niche number of individuals number of species number of thrips observed organisms Papilionidae parasites patches patterns phases plankton plant community pollen population growth predation present prey produced rate of increase regression relation relative reproduction samples selection semelparous soil Species-Area Curve spruce stable stands structure succession Table theory thrips tion total number trees variation vegetation warblers zone