A Hierarchical concept of ecosystems /
O'neill, R. V.
A Hierarchical concept of ecosystems / R. V. O'Neill, D. L. DeAngelis, J. B. Waide and T. F. H. Allen. - First Edition - vii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Monographs in population biology 23. .
Includes index (pages 247-253).
Includes lecture cited (pages 213-246).
Part I. The concept of an ecosystem -- 1. Fundamental ambiguities in the ecosystem concept -- 2. A historical perspective on how ecologists have viewed ecosystems -- Part II. Preliminary considerations -- 3. The ecosystem as a system -- 4. The concept of hierarchy and its typical application -- Part III. A proposal for a theory -- 5. Some elements of hierarchy theory -- 6. Hierarchical structure as the consequence of evolution in open, dissipative systems -- Part IV. Applications of the theory to ecological systems -- 7. Ecosystems as hierarchies of species -- 8. Ecosystems as hierarchies of processes -- 9. Ecosystems as dual hierarchies.
0691084378 (pbk.) 069108436X (cloth)
Biotic communities
Ecology
Comunidades bióticas
Ecología
577.82
A Hierarchical concept of ecosystems / R. V. O'Neill, D. L. DeAngelis, J. B. Waide and T. F. H. Allen. - First Edition - vii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Monographs in population biology 23. .
Includes index (pages 247-253).
Includes lecture cited (pages 213-246).
Part I. The concept of an ecosystem -- 1. Fundamental ambiguities in the ecosystem concept -- 2. A historical perspective on how ecologists have viewed ecosystems -- Part II. Preliminary considerations -- 3. The ecosystem as a system -- 4. The concept of hierarchy and its typical application -- Part III. A proposal for a theory -- 5. Some elements of hierarchy theory -- 6. Hierarchical structure as the consequence of evolution in open, dissipative systems -- Part IV. Applications of the theory to ecological systems -- 7. Ecosystems as hierarchies of species -- 8. Ecosystems as hierarchies of processes -- 9. Ecosystems as dual hierarchies.
0691084378 (pbk.) 069108436X (cloth)
Biotic communities
Ecology
Comunidades bióticas
Ecología
577.82