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This book synthesizes a diverse literature on scale in ecology. David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker gather contributions from scholars and resource managers representing a wide range of disciplines, including soil science, plant ecology, animal ecology, and aquatic ecology. They assist ecologists in developing new strategies for more accurate interpretations of data using a variety of scales. The distinguished contributors in "Ecological Scale" address the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a broad multidisciplinary context. Together, the chapters present convincing evidence that the integration of scale concepts into ecological study is of imminent global concern. Indeed, the understanding of such issues as global warming, the protection of biological diversity, and ecosystem management is affected by interpretation of scale. "Ecological Scale" provides invaluable perspectives on the application of the concepts of measurement, analysis, and inference in both theoretical and applied ecology, ultimately providing a broad-based understanding for resource managers and other ecological professionals.
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DAVID L. PETERSON is a research biologist at the U.S. Geological Servey Biological Resources Division and Survey and professor at the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. He is coeditor with D. R. Johnson of Human Ecology and Climate Change: People and Resources in the Far North, and with C. V. Climas of The Role of Restoration in Ecosystem Management.V. THOMAS PARKER is professor of biology at San Francisco State University. He is coeditor, with M. A. Leck, and R. L. Simpson of Ecology of Soil Seed Banks.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. the book has been covered in contact, has an ownership signature on the front end paper and a very slight bend in the middle which has no impact on the print. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. xvii, 615 pages, indexed. A ttle in the series " Complexity in Ecological Systems". "This book synthesizes a diverse literature on scale in ecology. David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker gather contributions from scholars and resource managers representing a wide range of disciplines, including soil science, plant ecology, animal ecology, and aquatic ecology. They assist ecologists in developing new strategies for more accurate interpretations of data using a variety of scales. The distinguished contributors in "Ecological Scale" address the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a broad multidisciplinary context. Together, the chapters present convincing evidence that the integration of scale concepts into ecological study is of imminent global concern. Indeed, the understanding of such issues as global warming, the protection of biological diversity, and ecosystem management is affected by interpretation of scale. "Ecological Scale" provides invaluable perspectives on the application of the concepts of measurement, analysis, and inference in both theoretical and applied ecology, ultimately providing a broad-based understanding for resource managers and other ecological professionals." (Back Cover) CONTENTS: Foreword /? T. F. H. Allen and David W. Roberts Pt. I. Integrating Pattern, Process, and Scale. 1. Homage to St. Michael; or, Why Are There So Many Books on Scale? /? R. V. O'Neill and A. W. King. 2. Pattern, Process, and the Analysis of Spatial Scales /? Robert H. Gardner. 3. The Landscape "Level" Is Dead: Persuading the Family to Take It Off the Respirator /? T. F. H. Allen. 4. A Hierarchical View of Habitat and Its Relationship to Species Abundance /? Jurek Kolasa and Nigel Waltho Pt. II. Interpreting Multiple Scales in Ecological Systems. 5. Paleoecological Perspectives on Ecological Scale /? Peter K. Schoonmaker. 6. Space and Time in the Soil Landscape: The Ill-Defined Ecological Universe /? R. David Hammer. 7. Ecosystem Organization Across a Continuum of Scales: A Comparative Analysis of Lakes and Rivers /? Claudia Pahl-Wostl. 8. Historical Contingency and Multiple Scales of Dynamics Within Plant Communities /? V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett. 9. Spatial Scaling and Animal Population Dynamics /? Brett J. Goodwin and Lenore Fahrig. 10. Time, Space, and Beyond: Scale Issues in Food-Web Research /? Neo D. Martinez and Jennifer A. Dunne. 11. Defining Ecologically Relevant Change in the Process of Scaling Up: Implications for Monitoring at the "Landscape" Level / G. A. Bradshaw Pt. III. Moving Across Scales: Ecological Inference and Applications. 12. Applied Scaling Theory / David C. Schneider. 13. Remote Sensing Applications in Ecosystem Analysis /? John Vande Castle. 14. Field Studies of Large Mobile Organisms: Scale, Movement, and Habitat Utilization / S. Jonathan Stern. 15. Scaling and Integration in Trees / T. M. Hinckley, D. G. Sprugel and J. R. Brooks. 16. From Forest Stands to Landscapes: Spatial Scales and the Roles of Disturbances / Ken Lertzman and Joseph Fall. 17. Incorporating Scale in Ecological Experiments: Study Design / Pierre Dutilleul. 18. Incorporating Scale in Ecological Experiments: Data Analysis / Pierre Dutilleul Pt. IV. Incorporating Scale Concepts in Ecological Applications. 19. Measuring Environmental Change / John L. Innes. 20. Managing Ecological Systems and Processes / Richard J. Hobbs. 21. Relationships of Scale to Policy and Decision Making /? Edward J. Rykiel, Jr. 22. Dimensions of Scale in Ecology, Resource Management, and Society /? David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker. Seller Inventory # 018335
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