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Ecological Heterogeneity
. Ed(S): Kolasa, Jurek; Pickett, Steward T. A.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kolasa, Jurek; Pickett, Steward T. A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 527.
An attractive, promising, and frustrating feature of ecology is its complex ity, both conceptual and observational. Increasing acknowledgment of the importance of scale testifies to the shifting focus in large areas of ecology. In the rush to explore problems of scale, another general aspect of ecolog ical systems has been given less attention. This aspect, equally important, is heterogeneity. Its importance lies in the ubiquity of heterogeneity as a feature of ecological systems and in the number of questions it raises questions to which answers are not readily available. What is heterogeneity? Does it differ from complexity? What dimensions need ... Read more
An attractive, promising, and frustrating feature of ecology is its complex ity, both conceptual and observational. Increasing acknowledgment of the importance of scale testifies to the shifting focus in large areas of ecology. In the rush to explore problems of scale, another general aspect of ecolog ical systems has been given less attention. This aspect, equally important, is heterogeneity. Its importance lies in the ubiquity of heterogeneity as a feature of ecological systems and in the number of questions it raises questions to which answers are not readily available. What is heterogeneity? Does it differ from complexity? What dimensions need ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461277811
SKU
V9781461277811
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