This book presents a concise but detailed exposition of the most common mathematical models in population and community ecology. It is intended to demystify ecological models and the mathematics behind them by deriving the models from first principles.
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This book presents a concise but detailed exposition of the most common mathematical models in population and community ecology. It is intended to demystify ecological models and the mathematics behind them by deriving the models from first principles.
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Exponential Population Growth.- Logistic Population Growth.- Age-Structured Population Growth.- Metapopulation Dynamics.- Competition.- Predation.- Island Biogeography.- Succession.- Species.- Richness.- Appendix: Working with Differential Equations.- Solutions to Problems.- Glossary.- Literature Cited.- Index.
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Demystifies ecological models and the mathematics behind them. Includes both simple and advanced problems, followed by fully worked examples. Will sell as both a primary and supplementary textbook.
Nicholas J. Gotelli is Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Vermont. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his Ph.D. at Florida State University. Dr. Gotelli currently serves on the Board of Editors of Ecology. His research interests include: experimental invertebrate community ecology; metapopulation dynamics; parasite ecology and the evolution of host behavior; and biogeography and island biology.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780878933181
Publisert
2008
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
251 mm
Aldersnivå
Lower undergraduate, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
291

Biographical note

NICHOLAS J. GOTELLI is Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Vermont, USA