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Scaling Relations in Experimental Ecology
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Edited by:
Robert Gardner
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English
Published/Copyright:
2001
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This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems.
This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems.
The complexity of ecosystems complicates experimental design. How, for example, does a scientist draw boundaries when studying species effects and interactions? Once these boundaries are drawn, how does one treat factors external to that study? Will the failure to consider external factors affect one's ability to extrapolate information across temporal and spatial scales? This volume provides a compilation from a broad range of ecologists with extensive experimental research experience that addresses these and other questions of scaling relations.
The complexity of ecosystems complicates experimental design. How, for example, does a scientist draw boundaries when studying species effects and interactions? Once these boundaries are drawn, how does one treat factors external to that study? Will the failure to consider external factors affect one's ability to extrapolate information across temporal and spatial scales? This volume provides a compilation from a broad range of ecologists with extensive experimental research experience that addresses these and other questions of scaling relations.
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Robert H. Gardner is a professor of environmental science at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Studies.
W. Michael Kemp and Victor S. Kennedy are professors at Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Studies.
John E. Peterson is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Oberlin College.
W. Michael Kemp and Victor S. Kennedy are professors at Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Studies.
John E. Peterson is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Oberlin College.
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CONTENTS
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FIGURES
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TABLES
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CONTRIBUTORS
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PREFACE
xxiii - PART I. BACKGROUND
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CHAPTER 1. Scale-Dependence and the Problem of Extrapolation
3 - PART II. SCALING THEORY
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CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Problem of Scale in Experimental Ecology
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CHAPTER 3. The Nature of the Scale Issue in Experimentation
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CHAPTER 4. Spatial Allometry
113 - PART III. SCALING MESOCOSMS TO NATURE
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CHAPTER 5. Getting It Right and Wrong
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CHAPTER 6. Some Reluctant Ruminations on Scales (and Claws and Teeth) in Marine Mesocosms
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CHAPTER 7. Evaluating and Modeling Foraging Performance of Planktivorous and Piscivorous Fish
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CHAPTER 8. Experimental Validity and Ecological Scale as Criteria for Evaluating Research Programs
223 - PART IV. SCALE AND EXPERIMENT IN DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS
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CHAPTER 9. Scaling Issues in Experimental Ecology
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CHAPTER 10. Terrestrial Perspectives on Issues of Scale in Experimental Ecology
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CHAPTER 11. Issues of Scale in Land-Margin Ecosystems
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CHAPTER 12. Scaling Issues in Marine Experimental Ecosystems
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INDEX
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August 1, 2001
eBook ISBN:
9780231504935
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352
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63illus
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9780231504935
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