Multiple Stable States in Natural Ecosystems

Zusatztext A very accomplished text, providing a concise overview of a complex subject with admirable clarity. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anybody working in the field of environmental management or conservation. Informationen zum Autor Peter Petraitis is a Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania and an ecologist known for his work in rocky intertidal shores in Maine where he has been working since 1981. He also works in Mongolia studying the impacts of climate change and nomadic herding on steppe grasslands in Lake Hövsgöl National Park. Professor Petraitis received his Ph.D. in ecology from Stony Brook University in 1979 and was a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution before joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext Many natural systems such as coral reefs and tropical forests are undergoing rapid changes that appear without warning and seem irreversible. This book presents a clear and concise overview of the ecological theory that has been developed to explain these sudden changes and provides a number of compelling examples. Zusammenfassung Many natural systems such as coral reefs and tropical forests are undergoing rapid changes that appear without warning and seem irreversible. This book presents a clear and concise overview of the ecological theory that has been developed to explain these sudden changes and provides a number of compelling examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: What theory actually tells us about multiple stable states 3: Detection of multiple stable states 4: Experimental evidence 5: Catastrophe theory 6: Hallmarks of catastrophes 7: Other modeling approaches 8: Four common misconceptions 9: Using temporal and spatial patterns as evidence 10: Where do we go from here?

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Petraitis, Peter (Professor of Biology Petraitis, Petraitis Peter
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9780198777755
• ISBN: 978-0-19-877775-5
• Pages: 202
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Ecologie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie privée; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Plant Ecology, Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences, Botany and plant sciences