Perspectives in Ecological Theory

• *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Plant Physiological Ecology: A Theoretician's Perspective, pg. 11*2. Individual Behavior and the Procurement of Essential Resources, pg. 25*3. Discussion: From Individuals to Populations, pg. 39*4. Plant Population Dynamic Theory, pg. 54*5. Renewing the Dialogue between Theory and Experiments in Population Ecology, pg. 68*6. Discussion: Population Dynamics and Species Interactions, pg. 89*7. Blending Ecology and Genetics: Progress toward a Unified Population Biology, pg. 101*8. Fossils, Macroevolution, and Theoretical Ecology, pg. 125*9. Discussion: Ecology and Evolution, pg. 135*10. Perspectives in Hierarchy and Scale, pg. 140*11. Physical and Biological Scales of Variability in Lakes, Estuaries, and the Coastal Ocean, pg. 157*12. Discussion: Scale and Coupling in Ecological Systems, pg. 177*13. Food Webs and Community Structure, pg. 181*14. The Structure and Assembly of Communities, pg. 203*15. Discussion: Structure and Assembly of Communities, pg. 227*16. Challenges in the Development of a Theory of Community and Ecosystem Structure and Function, pg. 242*17. Simulators as Models of Forest Dynamics, pg. 256*18. Discussion: Ecosystem Structure and Function, pg. 268*19. Bioeconomics, pg. 275*20. Theoretical Issues in Conservation Biology, pg. 287*21. Discussion: Ecology and Resource Management-Is Ecological Theory Any Good in Practice?, pg. 306*22. The Population Biology of Host-Parasite and Host-Parasitoid Associations, pg. 319*23. Discussion: Ecology of Pests and Pathogens, pg. 348*Appendix. Ecological Theory: A List of Books, pg. 363*List of Participants, pg. 367*Author Index, pg. 371*Subject Index, pg. 383

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