Systems ecology
Herman H. Shugart (Editor), R. V. O'Neill (Editor)
Systems ecology is a new and exciting subdiscipline of ecology. The field is characterized by its application of mathematical models to eco-system dynamics. The first papers in systems ecology appeared in the early 1960s, and the field has seen phenomenal growth, and literally hundreds of models have been produced. The youth and rapid expansion of systems ecology makes the identification of benchmark papers problematic. It is still difficult to perceive which studies will have the greatest influence on later research. As a result, the selection of papers for this volume has been strongly influenced by the opinions and perceptions of the editors. We have selected early papers that had a significant influence and recent papers that represent innovative approaches. We have also included several papers that contain information or points of view that are important for understanding systems ecology
Print Book, English, 1979
Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 1979