Encyclopedia of theoretical ecology / edited by Alan Hastings, Louis J. Gross.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This major reference is an overview of the current state of theoretical ecology through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and statistical themes. Coverage ranges across scales- from the physiological, to populations, landscapes, and ecosystems. Entries provide an introduction to broad fields such as Applied Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Computational Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Epidemiology and Epidemic Modeling, Population Ecology, Spatial Ecology and Statistics in Ecology. Others provide greater specificity and depth, including discussions on the Allee effect, ordinary differential equations, and ecosystem services. Descriptions of modern statistical and modeling approaches and how they contributed to advances in theoretical ecology are also included. cinct, uncompromising, and authoritative- a "must have" for those interested in the use of theory in the ecological sciences."--The publisher

Adaptive behavior and vigilance / Peter A. Bednekoff -- Adaptive dynamics / J.A.J. Metz -- Age structure / Tim Benton -- Allee effects / Caz M. Taylor -- Allometry and growth / Andrew J. Kerkhoff -- Apparent competition / Robert D. Holt -- Applied ecology / Cleo Bertelsmeier [and others] -- Assembly processes / James A. Drake, Paul Staelens, Daniel Wieczynski -- Bayesian statistics / Kiona Ogle, Jarrett J. Barber -- Behavioral ecology / B.D. Roitberg, R.G. Lalonde -- Belowground processes / James Umbanhowar -- Beverton-Holt model / Louis W. Botsford -- Bifurcations / Fabio Dercole, Sergio Rinaldi -- Biogeochemistry and nutrient cycles / Benjamin Z. Houlton -- Birth-death models / Christopher J. Dugaw -- Bottom-up control / John C. Moore, Peter C. De Ruiter -- Branching processes / Linda J.S. Allen -- Cannibalism / Alan Hastings -- Cellular automata / David E. Hiebeler -- Chaos / Robert F. Costantino, Robert A. Desharnais -- Coevolution / Brian D. Inouye -- Compartment models / Donald L. DeAngelis -- Computational ecology / Stuart H. Gage -- Conservation biology / H. Reşit Akçakaya -- Continental scale patterns / Brian A. Maurer -- Cooperation, Evolution of / Matthew R. Zimmerman, Richard McElreath, Peter J. Richerson -- Delay differential equations / Yang Kuang -- Demography / Charlotte Lee -- Difference equations / Jim M. Cushing -- Discounting in bioeconomics / Ram Ranjan, Jason F. Shogren -- Disease dynamics / Giulio De Leo, Chelsea L. Wood -- Dispersal, Animal / Gabriela Yates, Mark S. Boyce -- Dispersal, Evolution of / Marissa L. Baskett -- Dispersal, Plant / Helene C. Muller-Landau -- Diversity measures / Anne Chao, Lou Jost -- Dynamic programming / Michael Bode, Hedley Grantham -- Ecological economics / Sunny Jardine, James N. Canchirico -- Ecosystem ecology / Yiqi Luo, Ensheng Weng, Yuanhe Yang -- Ecosystem engineers / Kim Cuddington -- Ecosystem services / Fiorenza Micheli, Anne Guerry -- Ecosystem valuation / Stephen Polasky -- Ecotoxicology / Valery Forbes, Peter Calow -- Energy budgets / S.A.L.M. Kooijman -- Environmental heterogeneity and plants / Gordon A. Fox, Bruce E. Kendall, Susan Schwinning -- Epidemiology and epidemic modeling / Lisa Sattenspiel -- Evolutionarily stable strategies / Richard McElreath -- Evolutionary computation / James W. Haefner -- Facilitation / Michael W. McCoy [and others] -- Fisheries ecology / Elliott Lee Hazen, Larry B. Crowder -- Food chains and food web modules / Kevin McCann, Gabriel Gellner -- Food webs / Axel G. Rossberg -- Foraging behavior / Thomas Caraco -- Forest simulators / Michael C. Dietze, Andrew M. Latimer -- Frequentist statistics / N. Thompson Hobbs -- Functional traits of species and individuals / Duncan J. Irschick, Chi-Yun Kuo -- Game theory / Karl Sigmund, Christian Hilbe -- Gap analysis and presence/absence models / Jocelyn L. Aycrigg, J. Michael Scott -- Gas and energy fluxes across landscapes / Dennis Baldocchi -- Geographic information systems / Michael F. Goodchild -- Harvesting theory / Wayne Marcus Getz -- Hydrodynamics / John L. Largier -- Individual-based ecology / Steven F. Railsback, Volker Grimm -- Information criteria in ecology / Subhash R. Lele, Mark L. Taper -- Integrated whole organism physiology / Arnold J. Bloom -- Integrodifference equations / Mark Kot, Mark A. Lewis, Michael G. Neubert -- Invasion biology / Mark A. Lewis, Christopher L. Jerde -- Landscape ecology / Jianguo Wu -- Marine reserves and ecosystem-based management / Leah R. Gerber, Tara Gancos Crawford, Benjamin Halpern -- Markov chains / Louis J. Gross -- Mating behavior / Patricia Adair Gowaty -- Matrix models / Eelke Jongejans, Hans De Kroon -- Meta-analysis / Michael D. Jennions, Kerrie Mengerson -- Metabolic theory of ecology / James F. Gillooly, April Hayward, Melanie E. Moses -- Metacommunities / Marcel Holyoak, Jamie M. Kneitel -- Metapopulations / Ilkka Hanski -- Microbial communities / Thomas G. Platt [and others] -- Model fitting / Perry De Valpine -- Movement: from individuals to populations / Paul R. Moorcroft -- Mutation, selection, and genetic drift / Brian Charlesworth -- Networks, Ecological / Anna Eklöf, Stefano Allesina -- Neutral community ecology / Stephen P. Hubbell -- Niche construction / John Odling-Smee -- Niche overlap / Howard V. Cornell -- Nicholson-Bailey host parasitoid model / Cheryl J. Briggs -- NPZ models / Peter J.S. Franks -- Ocean circulation, Dynamics of / Christopher A. Edwards -- Optimal control theory / Hien T. Tran -- Ordinary differential equations / Sebastian J. Schreiber -- Pair approximations / Joshua L. Payne -- Partial differential equations / Nicholas F. Britton -- Phase plane analysis / Shandelle M. Henson -- Phenotypic plasticity / Mario Pineda-Krch -- Phylogenetic reconstruction / Brian C. O'Meara -- Phylogeography / Scott V. Edwards, Susan E. Cameron Devitt, Matthew K. Fujita -- Plant competition and canopy interactions / E. David Foss -- Population ecology / Michael B. Bonsali, Claire Dooley -- Population viability analysis / William F. Morris -- Predator-prey models / Peter A. Abrams -- Quantitative genetics / Paul David Williams -- Reaction-diffusion models / Chris Cosner -- Regime shifts / Reinette Biggs [and others] -- Reserve selection and conservation prioritization / Atte Moilanen -- Resilience and stability / Michio Kondoh -- Restoration ecology / Richard J. Hall -- Ricker model / Eric P. Bjorkstedt -- Sex, Evolution of / Jan Engelstädter, Francisco Úbeda -- Single-species population models / Karen C. Abbott, Anthony R. Ives -- SIR models / Lewi Stone, Guy Katriel, Frank M. Hilker -- Spatial ecology / Alan Hastings -- Spatial models, Stochastic / Stephen M. Krone -- Spatial spread / Alan Hastings -- Species ranges / Kevin J. Gaston, Hannah S. Smith -- Stability analysis / Chad E. Brassil -- Stage structure / Robert M. Nisbet, Cheryl J. Briggs -- Statistics in ecology / Kevin Gross -- Stochasticity (overview) / Matt J. Keeling -- Stochasticity, Demographic / Brett A. Melbourne -- Stochasticity, Environmental / Jörgen Ripa -- Stoichiometry, Ecological / James J. Elser, Yang Kuang -- Storage effect / Robin Snyder -- Stress and species interactions / Ragan M. Callaway -- Succession / Herman H. Shugart -- Synchrony, Spatial / Andrew M. Liebhold -- Top-down control / Peter C. De Ruiter, John C. Moore -- Transport in individuals / Vincent P. Gutschick -- Two-species competition / Priyanga Amarasekare -- Urban ecology / Mary L. Cadenasso, Steward T.A. Pickett.

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