ENGLISH

Models in ecology

By Smith J.M.

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1978
ISBN
0521294401, 9780521294409
Open Library ID
OL7735880M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1004 kB (1028131 bytes)
Pages
157\157
Topic
Biology Ecology
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

This book is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in ecology. Ecological models of two kinds are dealt with: mathematical models of a strategic kind aimed at an understanding of the general properties of ecosystems and laboratory models designed with the same aim in view. The mathematical and experimental models illuminate one another. A strength of the account is that although there is a good deal of mathematics, Professor Maynard Smith has concentrated on making clear the assumptions behind the mathematics and the conclusions to be drawn. Proofs and derivations have been omitted as far as possible. The book is therefore comprehensible to anyone with a minimal familiarity with mathematical notation. This book was written in the twin convictions that ecology will not come of age until it has a sound theoretical basis and there is a long way to go before that state of affairs is reached.

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