Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. Introduction
5. 1. A General Theory of Ecology 3
6. PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF THEORY IN ECOLOGY
7. 2. Theory Makes Ecology Evolve 21
8. 3. A General, Unifying Theory of Ecology? 51
9. CONSTITUENT THEORIES OF ECOLOGY
10. 4. Foraging Theory 65
11. 5. Ecological Niche Theory 93
12. 6. Single Species Population Dynamics and Its Theoretical Underpinnings 109
13. 7. Natural Enemy-Victim Interactions: Do We Have a Unified Theory Yet? 125
14. 8. The Metacommunity Concept and Its Theoretical Underpinnings 163
15. 9. Domain and Propositions of Succession Theory 185
16. 10. The Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography 219
17. 11. Theory of Ecosystem Ecology 243
18. 12. Perspectives on Global Change Theory 261
19. 13. Ecological Gradient Theory: A Framework for Aligning Data and Models 283
20. 14. Biogeographical Gradient Theory 309
21. SYNTHESIS
22. 15. Th e State of Theory in Ecology 333
23. Acknowledgments 349
24. Contributors 351
25. Bibliography 353
26. Index 401