Gardner / Kemp / Kennedy Scaling Relations in Experimental Ecology

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-231-50493-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Gardner, Robert

Kemp, W.

Kennedy, Victor

Petersen, John

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures
Tables
Contributors
Preface
I. Background
1. Scale Dependence and the Problem of Extrapolation: Implications for Experimental & Natural Coastal Ecosystems, by W. Michael Kemp, John E. Petersen, Robert H. Gardner
II. Scaling Theory
2. Understanding the Problem of Scale in Experimental Ecology, by John A. Wiens
3. The Nature of the Scale Issue in Experimentation, by Timothy F. H. Allen
4. Spatial Allometry: Theory & Application to Experimental and Natural Aquatic Ecosystems, by David C. Schneider
III. Scaling Mesocosms to Nature
5. Getting it Right and Wrong: Extrapolations Across Experimental Scales, by Michael L. Pace
6. Some Reluctant Ruminations on Scales (and Claws and Teeth) in Marine Mesocosms, by Scott Nixon
7. Evaluating and Modeling Foraging Performance of Planktivorous & Picivorous Fish: Effects of Containment and Issues of Scale, by Michael R. Heath & Edward D. Houde
8. Experimental Validity & Ecological Scale as Criteria for Evaluating Research Programs, by Shahid Naeem
IV. Scale & Experiment in Different Ecosystems
9. Scaling Issues in Experimental Ecology: Fresh Water Systems, by Thomas M. Frost, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Steve C. Blomenshine, Timothy F. H. Allen
10. Terrestrial Perspectives on Issues of Scale in Experimental Ecology, by Anthony W. King, Robert H. Gardner, Colleen A. Hatfield, Shahid Naeem, John E. P
11. Issues of Scale in Land-Margin Ecosystems, by Walter R. Boynton, James D. Hagy, and Denise L. Breitburg
12. Scaling Issues in Marine Experimental Ecosystems: The Role of Patchiness, by David L. Scheurer, David C. Schneider, and Lawrence P. Sanford
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert H. Gardner is a professor of environmental science at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Studies.

W. Michael Kemp and Victor S. Kennedy are professors at Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Studies.

John E. Peterson is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Oberlin College.