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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.
List of contents
, by T. F. H. Allen and David W. Roberts, Series Editors
Integrating Pattern, Process, and Scale
Homage to St. Michael; or, Why Are There So Many Books on Scale?, by R. V. O'Neill and A. W. King
Pattern, Process, and the Analysis of Spatial Scales, by Robert H. Gardner
The Landscape "Level'' Is Dead: Persuading the Family to Take It Off the Respirator, by T. F. H. Allen
A Hierarchical View of Habitat and Its Relationship to Species Abundance, by Jurek Kolasa and Nigel Waltho
Interpreting Multiple Scales in Ecological Systems
Paleoecological Perspectives on Ecological Scale, by Peter K. Schoonmaker
Space and Time in the Soil Landscape: The Ill-Defined Ecological Universe, by R. David Hammer
Ecosystem Organization Across a Continuum of Scales: A Comparative Analysis of Lakes and Rivers, by Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Historical Contingency and Multiple Scales of Dynamics Within Plant Communities, by V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett
Spatial Scaling and Animal Population Dynamics, by Brett J. Goodwin and Lenore Fahrig
Time, Space, and Beyond: Scale Issues in Food-Web Research, by Neo D. Martinez and Jennifer A. Dunne
Defining Ecologically Relevant Change in the Process of Scaling Up: Implications for Monitoring at the "Landscape'' Level, by G. A. Bradshaw
Moving Across Scales: Ecological Inference and Applications
Applied Scaling Theory, by David C. Schneider
Remote Sensing Applications in Ecosystem Analysis, by John Vande Castle
Field Studies of Large Mobile Organisms: Scale, Movement, and Habitat Utilization, by S. Jonathan Stern
Scaling and Integration in Trees, by T. M. Hinckley, D. G. Sprugel, J. R. Brooks, K. J. Brown, T. A. Martin, D. A. Ro
From Forest Stands to Landscapes: Spatial Scales and the Roles of Disturbances, by Ken Lertzman and Joseph Fall
Incorporating Scale in Ecological Experiments: Study Design, by Pierre Dutilleul
Pierre Dutilleul
Incorporating Scale Concepts in Ecological Applications
Measuring Environmental Change, by John L. Innes
Managing Ecological Systems and Processes, by Richard J. Hobbs
Relationships of Scale to Policy and Decision Making, by Edward J. Rykiel Jr.
Dimensions of Scale in Ecology, Resource Management, and Society, by David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker
Summary
Synthesizing a literature in ecology, this book addresses the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a multidisciplinary context. It presents evidence that the integration of scale concepts into ecological study is of imminent global concern. It provides an understanding for resource managers and other ecological professionals.
