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Monographs in Population Biology #0023: A Hierarchical Concept of Ecosystems

by R. V. O'neill

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"Ecosystem" is an intuitively appealing concept to most ecologists, but, in spite of its widespread use, the term remains diffuse and ambiguous. The authors of this book argue that previous attempts to define the concept have been derived from particular viewpoints to the exclusion of others equally possible. They offer instead a more general line of thought based on hierarchy theory. Their contribution should help to counteract the present separation of subdisciplines in ecology and to bring functional and population/community ecologists closer to a common approach.

Developed as a way of understanding highly complex organized systems, hierarchy theory has at its center the idea that organization results from differences in process rates. To the authors the theory suggests an objective way of decomposing ecosystems into their component parts. The results thus obtained offer a rewarding method for integrating various schools of ecology.

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"Ecosystem" is an intuitively appealing concept to most ecologists, but, in spite of its widespread use, the term remains diffuse and ambiguous. The authors of this book argue that previous attempts to define the concept have been derived from particular viewpoints to the exclusion of others equally possible. They offer instead a more general line of thought based on hierarchy theory. Their contribution should help to counteract the present separation of subdisciplines in ecology and to bring functional and population/community ecologists closer to a common approach.

Developed as a way of understanding highly complex organized systems, hierarchy theory has at its center the idea that organization results from differences in process rates. To the authors the theory suggests an objective way of decomposing ecosystems into their component parts. The results thus obtained offer a rewarding method for integrating various schools of ecology.

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ISBN:

9780691084374

Author:

O'Neill, R. V.

Author:

Waide, J. B.

Author:

O'Neill, R. V.

Author:

Allen, Garland E.

Author:

O'Neill, Robert V.

Author:

Deangelis, Donald Lee

Author:

Deangelis, D. L.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Location:

Princeton, N.J. :

Subject:

Ecology

Subject:

Ecology - Ecosystems

Subject:

Biotic communities

Subject:

Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems

Subject:

Biological Sciences.

Subject:

Environmental Studies-General

Copyright:

1986

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Monographs in Population Biology (Paperback)

Series Volume:

0023

Publication Date:

March 1999

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

College/higher education:

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

262

Dimensions:

8.52x5.45x.71 in. .67 lbs.

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Product details 262 pages Princeton University Press - 1986-11-00 English 9780691084374 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Princeton, "Ecosystem" is an intuitively appealing concept to most ecologists, but, in spite of its widespread use, the term remains diffuse and ambiguous. The authors of this book argue that previous attempts to define the concept have been derived from particular viewpoints to the exclusion of others equally possible. They offer instead a more general line of thought based on hierarchy theory. Their contribution should help to counteract the present separation of subdisciplines in ecology and to bring functional and population/community ecologists closer to a common approach.

Developed as a way of understanding highly complex organized systems, hierarchy theory has at its center the idea that organization results from differences in process rates. To the authors the theory suggests an objective way of decomposing ecosystems into their component parts. The results thus obtained offer a rewarding method for integrating various schools of ecology.