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Mathematical Ecology

An Introduction

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Thomas G. Hallam

    1. Department of Mathematics and Program in Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

  2. Simon A. Levin

    1. Section of Ecology & Systematics and Ecosystems Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

Part of the book series: Biomathematics (BIOMATHEMATICS, volume 17)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ecology: An Idiosyncratic Overview

      • Louis J. Gross
      Pages 3-15

  3. Physiological and Behavioral Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Biophysical Ecology: An Introduction to Organism Response to Environment

      • Louis J. Gross
      Pages 19-36

    3. An Overview of Foraging Theory

      • Louis J. Gross
      Pages 37-57

  4. Population Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Population Dynamics in a Homogeneous Environment

      • Thomas G. Hallam
      Pages 61-94

    3. The Formulation of Age-Structure Models

      • R. M. Nisbet, W. S. C. Gurney
      Pages 95-115

    4. Analysis of Age-Structure Models

      • James C. Frauenthal
      Pages 117-147

    5. Random Walk Models of Movement and Their Implications

      • Simon A. Levin
      Pages 149-154

    6. Stochastic Population Theory: Birth and Death Processes

      • Luigi M. Ricciardi
      Pages 155-190

    7. Stochastic Population Theory: Diffusion Processes

      • Luigi M. Ricciardi
      Pages 191-238

  5. Communities and Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Community Dynamics in a Homogeneous Environment

      • Thomas G. Hallam
      Pages 241-285

    3. Interacting Age Structured Populations

      • Alan Hastings
      Pages 287-294

    4. Population Models and Community Structure in Heterogeneous Environments

      • Simon A. Levin
      Pages 295-320

    5. Stochastic Community Theory: A Partially Guided Tour

      • Michael Turelli
      Pages 321-339

    6. A Theoretical Basis for Modeling Element Cycling

      • Ray R. Lassiter
      Pages 341-377

  6. Applied Mathematical Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 379-379
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics and Program in Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

    Thomas G. Hallam

  • Section of Ecology & Systematics and Ecosystems Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Simon A. Levin

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mathematical Ecology

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction

  • Editors: Thomas G. Hallam, Simon A. Levin

  • Series Title: Biomathematics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69888-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-69890-3Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-69888-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-8821

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4160

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 460

  • Topics: Mathematical and Computational Biology

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