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Princeton Landmarks in Biology Ser.: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems by Robert M. May (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Language: English. Number of Pages: 304. Weight: 0.78 lbs. Publication Date: 2001-03-18. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691088616
ISBN-139780691088617
eBay Product ID (ePID)1824449
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameStability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year2001
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorRobert M. May
SeriesPrinceton Landmarks in Biology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-051634
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"May's Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems was undoubtedly the most influential treatise in theoretical ecology since the pioneering efforts of Volterra and Lotka. It transformed the subject by brokering a marriage between theory and fact that had been-and is still too often-missing in theoretical ecology. It is no coincidence that the full integration of theory into ecology has occurred since the original appearance of this landmark book. May's new introduction wonderfully places events in perspective." --Simon Levin, Princeton University
Series Volume Number1
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal577/.01/5118
Table Of ContentPreface vii Preface to the Second Edition Biology Edition 1. Intoduction 3 2. Mathematical Models and Stability 13 3. Stability versus Complexity in Multispecies Models 4. Models with Few Species: Limit Cycles and Time Delays 79 5. Randomly Fluctuating Environments 109 6. Niche Overlap and Limiting Similarity 139 7. Speculations 172 Appendices 187 Afterthoughts for the Second Edition 211 Bibliography to Afterthoghts 234 Bibliography 241 Author Index 259 Subject Index 263
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisWhat makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? In 1973, Robert May addressed these questions in this classic book. May investigated the mathematical roots of population dynamics and argued-counter to most current biological thinking-that complex ecosystems in themselves do not lead to population stability. Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems played a key role in introducing nonlinear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology, a role chronicled in James Gleick's book Chaos . In the quarter century since its first publication, the book's message has grown in power. Nonlinear models are now at the center of ecological thinking, and current threats to biodiversity have made questions about the role of ecosystem complexity more crucial than ever. In a new introduction, the author addresses some of the changes that have swept biology and the biological world since the book's first publication., What makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? This text addresses these questions and introduces non-linear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology., What makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? In 1973. Robert May addressed these questions in this classic book. May investigated the mathematical roots of population dynamics and argued - counter to most current biological thinking - that complex ecosystems in themselves do not lead to population stability. Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems played a key role in introducing nonlinear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology, a role chronicled in James Gleick's book Chaos. In the quarter century since its first publication, the book's message has grown in power. Nonlinear models are now at the center of ecological thinking, and current threats to biodiversity have made questions about the role of ecosystem complexity more crucial than ever. In a new introduction, the author addresses some of the changes that have swept biology and the biological world since the book's first publication.
LC Classification NumberQH541.15.M3M38 2001
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