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200 10$aLaws, theories, and patterns in ecology$b[electronic resource] /$fWalter K. Dodds
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (250 p.)
225 1 $aThe Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-520-26041-4 
311   $a0-520-26040-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction -- $tChapter 1. Laws -- $tChapter 2. Theories -- $tChapter 3. Patterns, Questions, and Predictions -- $tREFERENCES -- $tINDEX
330   $aPhysics and chemistry are distinguished from biology by the way generalizations are codified into theories tested by observation and experimentation. Some theories have been sufficiently tested to qualify as laws. In ecology, generalizations worthy of being called theories are less common because observations and experimentation are difficult and exceptions are more common. In this book, Walter K. Dodds enumerates generalizations in ecology. Introductory material describes how the practice of science in general, and ecology specifically, yields theories and laws. Dodds also discusses why such ideas are only useful if they have predictive ability, and delineates the scope of these generalizations and the constraints that limit their application. The result is a short book that delves deeply into important ecological ideas and how they predict and provide understanding.
410  0$aStephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
606   $aBiotic communities
606   $aEcology$xPhilosophy
610   $aabiotic components.
610   $abiodiversity.
610   $abiology.
610   $abiomass.
610   $abiophysical environment.
610   $abiotic components.
610   $acompetition.
610   $acooperation.
610   $adistribution.
610   $aecological theories.
610   $aecology.
610   $aecosystems.
610   $ageneralizations.
610   $aglobal theories of everything.
610   $alaws.
610   $ametabolic theory.
610   $anatural world.
610   $anature.
610   $aneutral theory.
610   $aorganism interactions.
610   $aphenomenon.
610   $apopulations of organisms.
610   $apredictive ability.
610   $ascience.
610   $ascientific laws.
610   $ascientific practices.
610   $atheoretical.
615  0$aBiotic communities.
615  0$aEcology$xPhilosophy.
676   $a577
700   $aDodds$b Walter K$g(Walter Kennedy),$f1958-$01570137
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801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910778947503321
996   $aLaws, theories, and patterns in ecology$93851032
997   $aUNINA