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Ecological concepts : the contribution of ecology to an understanding of the natural world

Book chapter · viii, 385 p. : 24 cm · "The first jubilee symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the British Ecological Society, University College, London, 12-13 April 1988, published as the 29th symposium of the Society." · Includes bibliographical references and indexes · Key concepts / J.M. Cherrett -- Ecosystems / R.H. Waring -- Food webs / J.H. Lawton -- The ecological niche / T.W. Schoener -- Diversity and stability / D. Walker -- Predator-prey and host-pathogen interactions / M.P. Hassell and R.M. Anderson -- Population regulation in animals / A.R.E. Sinclair -- Competition / R. Law and A.R. Watkinson -- Life-history strategies / H. Caswell -- Optimization in ecology / J.R. Krebs and A.I. Houston -- Levels of organization in ecology / R.M. May

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