The theory of ecology / edited by Samuel M. Scheiner and Michael R. Willig.

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 404 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • A general theory of ecology / Samuel M. Scheiner and Michael R. Willig
  • Perspectives on the role of theory in ecology
  • Theory makes ecology evolve / Jurek Kolasa
  • A general, unifying theory of ecology? / Jay Odenbaugh
  • Constituent theories of ecology
  • Foraging theory / Andrew Sih
  • Ecological niche theory / Jonathan Chase
  • Single species population dynamics and its theoretical underpinnings / Alan Hastings
  • Natural enemy-victim interactions: do we have a unified theory yet? / Robert D. Holt
  • The metacommunity concept and its theoretical underpinnings / Mathew A. Leibold
  • Domain and propositions of succession theory / Steward T. A. Pickett, Scott J. Meiners, and Mary L. Cadenasso
  • The equilibrium theory of island biogeography / Dov Sax and Steven D. Gaines
  • Theories of ecosystem ecology / Ingrid C. Burke and William K. Lauenroth
  • Perspectives on global change theory / Debra P. C. Peters, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, and Alan K. Knapp
  • A theory of ecological gradients: a framework for aligning data and models / Gordon A. Fox, Samuel M. Scheiner, and Michael R. Willig
  • Biogeographical gradient theory / Robert K. Colwell
  • The state of theory in ecology / Michael R. Willig and Samuel M. Scheiner.