LEADER 04446nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910781554203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-36278-3 010 $a9786613362780 010 $a0-226-73687-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226736877 035 $a(CKB)2550000000073948 035 $a(EBL)836920 035 $a(OCoLC)772845770 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000555628 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11388784 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555628 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10533616 035 $a(PQKB)10395997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC836920 035 $a(DE-B1597)523646 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226736877 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL836920 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519591 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL336278 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000073948 100 $a20110114d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe theory of ecology$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Samuel M. Scheiner and Michael R. Willig 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-73686-5 311 $a0-226-73685-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 353-400) and index. 327 $aA general theory of ecology / Samuel M. Scheiner and Michael R. Willig -- Perspectives on the role of theory in ecology -- Theory makes ecology evolve / Jurek Kolasa -- A general, unifying theory of ecology? / Jay Odenbaugh -- Constituent theories of ecology -- Foraging theory / Andrew Sih -- Ecological niche theory / Jonathan Chase -- Single species population dynamics and its theoretical underpinnings / Alan Hastings -- Natural enemy-victim interactions: do we have a unified theory yet? / Robert D. Holt -- The metacommunity concept and its theoretical underpinnings / Mathew A. Leibold -- Domain and propositions of succession theory / Steward T. A. Pickett, Scott J. Meiners, and Mary L. Cadenasso -- The equilibrium theory of island biogeography / Dov Sax and Steven D. Gaines -- Theories of ecosystem ecology / Ingrid C. Burke and William K. Lauenroth -- Perspectives on global change theory / Debra P. C. Peters, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, and Alan K. Knapp -- A theory of ecological gradients: a framework for aligning data and models / Gordon A. Fox, Samuel M. Scheiner, and Michael R. Willig -- Biogeographical gradient theory / Robert K. Colwell -- The state of theory in ecology / Michael R. Willig and Samuel M. Scheiner. 330 $aDespite claims to the contrary, the science of ecology has a long history of building theories. Many ecological theories are mathematical, computational, or statistical, though, and rarely have attempts been made to organize or extrapolate these models into broader theories. The Theory of Ecology brings together some of the most respected and creative theoretical ecologists of this era to advance a comprehensive, conceptual articulation of ecological theories. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, from ecological niche theory to population dynamic theory to island biogeography theory. Collectively, the chapters ably demonstrate how theory in ecology accounts for observations about the natural world and how models provide predictive understandings. It organizes these models into constitutive domains that highlight the strengths and weaknesses of ecological understanding. This book is a milestone in ecological theory and is certain to motivate future empirical and theoretical work in one of the most exciting and active domains of the life sciences. 606 $aEcology$xPhilosophy 610 $atheoretical, academic, scholarly, ecological, theories, biology, biologist, science, scientific, math, mathematical, computation, computational, statistics, statistical, population, dynamic, species, dynamics, biogeography, observation, nature, natural world, philosophy, equilibrium, ecosystem, global, change, essay collection. 615 0$aEcology$xPhilosophy. 676 $a577.01 686 $aWI 1500$qSEPA$2rvk 701 $aScheiner$b Samuel M.$f1956-$0300391 701 $aWillig$b Michael R$01538545 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781554203321 996 $aThe theory of ecology$93788624 997 $aUNINA