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Ecological Scale

Theory and Application

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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This book synthesizes a diverse literature on scale in ecology. David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker gather contributions from scholars and resource managers representing a wide range of disciplines, including soil science, plant ecology, animal ecology, and aquatic ecology. They assist ecologists in developing new strategies for more accurate interpretations of data using a variety of scales. The distinguished contributors in "Ecological Scale" address the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a broad multidisciplinary context. Together, the chapters present convincing evidence that the integration of scale concepts into ecological study is of imminent global concern. Indeed, the understanding of such issues as global warming, the protection of biological diversity, and ecosystem management is affected by interpretation of scale. "Ecological Scale" provides invaluable perspectives on the application of the concepts of measurement, analysis, and inference in both theoretical and applied ecology, ultimately providing a broad-based understanding for resource managers and other ecological professionals.

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Utgivningsdatum1998-07-20
Mått273 x 154 x 42 mm
Vikt962 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieComplexity in Ecological Systems
Antal sidor608
FörlagColumbia University Press
ISBN9780231105033

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DAVID L. PETERSON is a research biologist at the U.S. Geological Servey Biological Resources Division and Survey and professor at the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. He is coeditor with D. R. Johnson of Human Ecology and Climate Change: People and Resources in the Far North, and with C. V. Climas of The Role of Restoration in Ecosystem Management.V. THOMAS PARKER is professor of biology at San Francisco State University. He is coeditor, with M. A. Leck, and R. L. Simpson of Ecology of Soil Seed Banks.

, by T. F. H. Allen and David W. Roberts, Series Editors Integrating Pattern, Process, and Scale Homage to St. Michael; or, Why Are There So Many Books on Scale?, by R. V. O'Neill and A. W. King Pattern, Process, and the Analysis of Spatial Scales, by Robert H. Gardner The Landscape "Level" Is Dead: Persuading the Family to Take It Off the Respirator, by T. F. H. Allen A Hierarchical View of Habitat and Its Relationship to Species Abundance, by Jurek Kolasa and Nigel Waltho Interpreting Multiple Scales in Ecological Systems Paleoecological Perspectives on Ecological Scale, by Peter K. Schoonmaker Space and Time in the Soil Landscape: The Ill-Defined Ecological Universe, by R. David Hammer Ecosystem Organization Across a Continuum of Scales: A Comparative Analysis of Lakes and Rivers, by Claudia Pahl-Wostl Historical Contingency and Multiple Scales of Dynamics Within Plant Communities, by V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett Spatial Scaling and Animal Population Dynamics, by Brett J. Goodwin and Lenore Fahrig Time, Space, and Beyond: Scale Issues in Food-Web Research, by Neo D. Martinez and Jennifer A. Dunne Defining Ecologically Relevant Change in the Process of Scaling Up: Implications for Monitoring at the "Landscape" Level, by G. A. Bradshaw Moving Across Scales: Ecological Inference and Applications Applied Scaling Theory, by David C. Schneider Remote Sensing Applications in Ecosystem Analysis, by John Vande Castle Field Studies of Large Mobile Organisms: Scale, Movement, and Habitat Utilization, by S. Jonathan Stern Scaling and Integration in Trees, by T. M. Hinckley, D. G. Sprugel, J. R. Brooks, K. J. Brown, T. A. Martin, D. A. Ro From Forest Stands to Landscapes: Spatial Scales and the Roles of Disturbances, by Ken Lertzman and Joseph Fall Incorporating Scale in Ecological Experiments: Study Design, by Pierre Dutilleul Pierre Dutilleul Incorporating Scale Concepts in Ecological Applications Measuring Environmental Change, by John L. Innes Managing Ecological Systems and Processes, by Richard J. Hobbs Relationships of Scale to Policy and Decision Making, by Edward J. Rykiel Jr. Dimensions of Scale in Ecology, Resource Management, and Society, by David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker