Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Credits xi
5. Chapter 1. The Subject of the Search 1
6. Chapter 2. Some Generalities About Hierarchy Theory and Some Examples 17
7. Chapter 3. Physical Characteristics of the Gulf of Maine 27
8. Chapter 4. Fauna of the Gulf of Maine 45
9. Chapter 5. Organism Characteristics 103
10. Chapter 6. Approaching Hierarchy Theory and the Gulf of Maine 121
11. Chapter 7. Hierarchies and Constraints 133
12. Chapter 8. Hierarchical Applications 187
13. Notes 207
14. Glossary 211
15. References 215
16. Index 225