Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities : : Searching for Systems in the Gulf of Maine / / Spencer Apollonio.

The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. An understanding of its ecology has practical applications to management of other marine systems and fisheries. This book is the first application of Hierarchy Theory...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2002]
©2002
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
Series:Complexity in Ecological Systems
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 44 line
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits
  • Chapter 1. The Subject of the Search
  • Chapter 2. Some Generalities About Hierarchy Theory and Some Examples
  • Chapter 3. Physical Characteristics of the Gulf of Maine
  • Chapter 4. Fauna of the Gulf of Maine
  • Chapter 5. Organism Characteristics
  • Chapter 6. Approaching Hierarchy Theory and the Gulf of Maine
  • Chapter 7. Hierarchies and Constraints
  • Chapter 8. Hierarchical Applications
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index