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The balance of nature [[electronic resource] ] : ecology's enduring myth / / John Kricher
| The balance of nature [[electronic resource] ] : ecology's enduring myth / / John Kricher |
| Autore | Kricher John C |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Ecology - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-15879-1
9786612158797 1-4008-3026-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Why It Matters -- 2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes? -- 3. Creating Paradigms -- 4. Ecology B.C. ("Before Charles") -- 5. Ecology A.D. ("After Darwin") -- 6. The Twentieth Century: Ecology Comes of Age -- 7. A Visit to Bodie: Ecological Space and Time -- 8. Ecology and Evolution: Process and Paradigm -- 9. Be Glad to Be an Earthling -- 10. Life Plays the Lottery -- 11. Why Global Climate Is Like New England Weather -- 12. Taking It from the Top-or the Bottom -- 13. For the Love of Biodiversity (and Stable Ecosystems?) -- 14. Facing Marley's Ghost -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
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The balance of nature [[electronic resource] ] : ecology's enduring myth / / John Kricher
| The balance of nature [[electronic resource] ] : ecology's enduring myth / / John Kricher |
| Autore | Kricher John C |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Ecology - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
| ISBN |
1-282-15879-1
9786612158797 1-4008-3026-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Why It Matters -- 2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes? -- 3. Creating Paradigms -- 4. Ecology B.C. ("Before Charles") -- 5. Ecology A.D. ("After Darwin") -- 6. The Twentieth Century: Ecology Comes of Age -- 7. A Visit to Bodie: Ecological Space and Time -- 8. Ecology and Evolution: Process and Paradigm -- 9. Be Glad to Be an Earthling -- 10. Life Plays the Lottery -- 11. Why Global Climate Is Like New England Weather -- 12. Taking It from the Top-or the Bottom -- 13. For the Love of Biodiversity (and Stable Ecosystems?) -- 14. Facing Marley's Ghost -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
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Kricher John C
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
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Beiträge zum Göttinger umwelthistorischen kolloquium 2004-2006 / / Bernd Herrmann [editor]
| Beiträge zum Göttinger umwelthistorischen kolloquium 2004-2006 / / Bernd Herrmann [editor] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Göttingen] : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Environmental management Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996198739103316 |
| [Göttingen] : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2007 | ||
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Beiträge zum Göttinger umwelthistorischen kolloquium 2004-2006 / / Bernd Herrmann [editor]
| Beiträge zum Göttinger umwelthistorischen kolloquium 2004-2006 / / Bernd Herrmann [editor] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Göttingen] : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Environmental management Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130792903321 |
| [Göttingen] : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2007 | ||
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Beiträge zum Göttinger Umwelthistorischen Kolloquium 2008-2009 : Graduiertenkolleg Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte / / Bernd Herrmann [editor]
| Beiträge zum Göttinger Umwelthistorischen Kolloquium 2008-2009 : Graduiertenkolleg Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte / / Bernd Herrmann [editor] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences - History
Ecology - History Environmental protection - History Nature conservation - History Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996201644003316 |
| Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2009 | ||
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Beiträge zum Göttinger Umwelthistorischen Kolloquium 2008-2009 : Graduiertenkolleg Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte / / Bernd Herrmann [editor]
| Beiträge zum Göttinger Umwelthistorischen Kolloquium 2008-2009 : Graduiertenkolleg Interdisziplinäre Umweltgeschichte / / Bernd Herrmann [editor] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences - History
Ecology - History Environmental protection - History Nature conservation - History Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130752803321 |
| Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2009 | ||
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Birth of Scientific Ecology : Eugenius Warming (1841 - 1924)
| Birth of Scientific Ecology : Eugenius Warming (1841 - 1924) |
| Autore | Matagne Patrick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Plant communities |
| ISBN |
9781394276691
1394276699 9781394276677 1394276672 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. From Mandø to Lagoa Santa -- Chapter 1. Eugenius' Birthplace -- 1.1. A deprived small island -- 1.2. A Lutheran pastor's son -- Chapter 2. Jutland: At the Roots of a Passion -- 2.1. Decisive choices -- 2.2. Bewitching moorland -- 2.3. A demanding school -- 2.4. The political context -- Chapter 3. An Interrupted University Course -- 3.1. Academic training -- 3.2. Debating evolutionary theories -- 3.3. A harrowing crossing -- Chapter 4. From Rio to Lagoa Santa: A New World -- 4.1. Free at last! -- 4.2. A long journey -- 4.3. Eugenius' employer -- 4.3.1. A land of opportunity -- 4.3.2. A discovery -- 4.3.3. Controversies -- 4.3.4. Relative isolation -- 4.4. The economy of collecting and collections -- 4.4.1. "Explore thoroughly and travel less" -- 4.4.2. A difficult harvest to manage -- 4.4.3. Proof by object -- 4.4.4. Equipment, techniques and innovations -- 4.5. Flora of Central Brazil -- 4.6. An ecological study model -- 4.6.1. Pioneering work -- 4.6.2. A long history -- 4.6.3. Observe, measure -- 4.6.4. Reflecting on farming practices -- Conclusion to Part 1 -- Part 2. Good Times and Bad -- Chapter 5. Outstanding Doctoral Studies -- 5.1. Exceptional conditions -- 5.2. Small objects, big discussions -- Chapter 6. Intense Activity, a Detour via Stockholm -- 6.1. Intense activity -- 6.2. An initial positioning with regard to evolutionary theories -- 6.3. An unbearable situation -- 6.4. A pleasant opportunity -- Chapter 7. Back to Copenhagen -- 7.1. The teacher-researcher -- 7.2. The successful author -- Conclusion to Part 2 -- Part 3. New Latitudes -- Chapter 8. Arctic and Tropical Missions -- 8.1. Exploring the land of the Greenlanders -- 8.2. Norwegian Lapland -- 8.3. Equinoctial America -- 8.4. Teams of specialists.
Chapter 9. Eugenius' Arctic Botanical Geography -- 9.1. A comparative and historical approach -- 9.2. The origin of northern flora -- 9.3. Ice Age debates and controversies -- 9.4. Arctic flowering plants -- 9.5. Boundaries and transitions -- 9.5.1. Birch formation -- 9.5.2. Heather heathland -- 9.6. European or Arctic flora? -- Chapter 10. The Long-Term Tropics -- 10.1. Back to the tropics -- 10.2. His favorite family -- Conclusion to Part 3 -- Part 4. Professor Warming's Ecology -- Chapter 11. 1895-1896: Ecological Botanical Geography -- 11.1. The story of a new word -- 11.2. Synthesis and innovation -- 11.3. Let us eat! -- 11.4. Plant communities -- 11.5. Hierarchical units -- 11.6. Warming's classification system -- Chapter 12. Authorized Editions, or Not… -- 12.1. The problem of the 1902 edition -- 12.2. New references -- 12.3. A new theory -- Chapter 13. 1909: Oecology of Plants in the Storm -- 13.1. Warming's point of view -- 13.2. Reasoned opinions -- 13.2.1. A critical admirer -- 13.2.2. A disappointed admirer -- 13.2.3. The quest for the Grail -- 13.3. Leaving the road -- 13.4. Extension -- Chapter 14. Limits and Potentials -- 14.1. The glass ceiling of Warming's ecology -- 14.1.1. Ecology based on physiology -- 14.1.2. A solid argument -- 14.1.3. A selection of references -- 14.2. Two diverging lines -- 14.3. A school of tropical ecology -- 14.4. A dynamic ecology -- 14.4.1. A long tradition -- 14.4.2. Change and struggle -- 14.4.3. American students -- Chapter 15. Warming's Ecology and Evolutionary Theories -- 15.1. Struggles between species and communities -- 15.2. The origin of species -- 15.3. Epharmony and life forms -- 15.4. Plant plasticity -- 15.5. Famous and controversial experiments -- 15.6. The "Lamarckian cradle of ecology" -- 15.7. Didactize: translate or betray! -- 15.8. Political and religious dimensions. Conclusion to Part 4 -- Part 5. The Ubiquitous Professor Warming -- Chapter 16. The Institutionalization of Ecology -- 16.1. "Babelic confusion" -- 16.2. Lengthy preparations -- 16.3. Brussels Congress -- 16.3.1. High ambitions -- 16.3.2. The break with the English committee -- 16.3.3. The untraceable nomenclature -- 16.3.4. Few results -- 16.3.5. Warming taken to task -- 16.4. A "calm" balance sheet -- Chapter 17. The Man of Knowledge and Power -- 17.1. A pillar of the Carlsberg Foundation -- 17.2. A Lutheran conservative and a patriot -- 17.3. Scandinavianism -- Chapter 18. The Protagonist of the Danish Ecological Project -- 18.1. Denmark's scientific prestige -- 18.2. Fundamental and applied ecology -- 18.2.1. The impact of human activities -- 18.2.2. Ecological dynamics -- 18.2.3. Case studies -- 18.2.4. Mysterious depressions -- 18.2.5. A fierce battle against the sea -- 18.2.6. An active conservationist -- 18.3. "The white man dressed all in black" -- Conclusion to Part 5 -- General Conclusion -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Terms -- EULA. |
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Matagne Patrick
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| Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024 | ||
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Ecological changes in the Zambezi River Basin / / editors, Mzime Ndebele-Murisa [et al.]
| Ecological changes in the Zambezi River Basin / / editors, Mzime Ndebele-Murisa [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource) |
| Disciplina | 574.509 |
| Soggetto topico | Ecology - History |
| ISBN | 2-38234-021-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794431703321 |
| Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , [2021] | ||
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Ecological changes in the Zambezi River Basin / / editors, Mzime Ndebele-Murisa [et al.]
| Ecological changes in the Zambezi River Basin / / editors, Mzime Ndebele-Murisa [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource) |
| Disciplina | 574.509 |
| Soggetto topico | Ecology - History |
| ISBN | 2-38234-021-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823257303321 |
| Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , [2021] | ||
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Ecological paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : routes of theory change / / [editors] Kim Cuddington, Beatrix E. Beisner
| Ecological paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : routes of theory change / / [editors] Kim Cuddington, Beatrix E. Beisner |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (459 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CuddingtonKim
BeisnerBeatrix E |
| Collana | Theoretical ecology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - History
Ecology - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-63052-3
9786610630523 0-08-045786-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; PREFACE; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 1: WHY A HISTORY OF ECOLOGY? AN INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; PART I: POPULATION ECOLOGY; 2: UNSTRUCTURED MODELS IN ECOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 THE BASIC (DETERMINISTIC) UNSTRUCTURED MODELS; 2.3 SINGLE SPECIES; 2.3.1 Continuous Time; 2.3.2 Discrete Time; 2.4 TWO SPECIES; 2.4.1 Continuous Time Exploiter-Victim Models; 2.4.2 Nicholson-Bailey Discrete Time Models; 2.4.3 SIR Epidemiological Models; 2.4.4 Competition; 2.5 MORE THAN TWO SPECIES; 2.6 TIME SERIES AND MODEL FITTING; 2.7 THE FUTURE OF UNSTRUCTURED MODELS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES; 3: UNSTRUCTURED POPULATION MODELS: DO POPULATION-LEVEL ASSUMPTIONS YIELD GENERAL THEORY?; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 CORE THEORY OR LIMITING CASE?; 3.3 DERIVING GENERAL POPULATION MODELS: STARTING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL; 3.4 THREE CASE STUDIES; 3.4.1 Consumer-Resource Interactions; 3.4.2 Tritrophic Food Chain; 3.4.3 Cannibalism; 3.4.4 Overall Conclusions; 3.5 AN APPROPRIATE MODELLING FRAMEWORK: PHYSIOLOGICALLY STRUCTURED POPULATION MODELS; 3.6 ON TESTABILITY; 3.7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES 4: THE "STRUCTURE" OF POPULATION ECOLOGY: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON UNSTRUCTURED AND STRUCTURED MODELS 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 MODELS, MODELS, AND MORE MODELS; 4.3 REVISITING MODELLING TRADE-OFFS; 4.4 GENERALITY?; 4.5 REDUCTIONISM REDUX; 4.6 STRUCTURAL PLURALISM; 4.7 CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; PART II: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY; 5: THE LAW OF MASS-ACTION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 CATO MAXIMILIAN GULDBERG AND PETER WAAGE; 5.3 WILLIAM HEATON HAMER; 5.4 RONALD ROSS AND ANDERSON McKENDRICK; 5.5 HERBERT EDWARD SOPER; 5.6 A SCIENCE TAKING FLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES; 6: EXTENSIONS TO MASS-ACTION MIXING; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 FUNCTIONAL FORMS; 6.3 METAPOPULATION MODELS; 6.4 CELLULAR AUTOMATA; 6.5 NETWORK MODELS; 6.6 ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS: POWER-LAW EXPONENTS; 6.7 ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS: PAIR-WISE MODELS; 6.8: ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS: MOMENT CLOSURE; 6.9: CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 7: MASS-ACTION AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF INFECTION TRANSMISSION; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 MODEL FORMS AS PARADIGMS FOR THEORY CHANGE; 7.3 ROBUSTNESS ASSESSMENT; 7.4 ADVANCING A SCIENCE OF INFECTION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ANALYSIS; REFERENCES PART III: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 8: COMMUNITY DIVERSITY AND STABILITY: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES AND CHANGING DEFINITIONS; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 HISTORY; 8.3 MULTIPLE TYPES OF STABILITY IN A MODEL ECOSYSTEM; 8.3.1 The 1970's and 1980's; 8.3.2 The 1950's and 1960's; 8.3.3 The 1990's; 8.3.4 Summary; 8.4 TESTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIVERSITY AND STABILITY; 8.4.1 The 1950's and 1960's; 8.4.2 The 1970's and 1980's; 8.4.3 The 1990's; 8.4.4 Summary; 8.5 SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECIFIC "TESTS"; Q1: What Is the Most Appropriate Measure of Diversity?; Q2: How Strong Are Species Interactions, and Are They Linear and Additive? Q3: What Dictates the Structure of Communities? |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005 | ||
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