Ecological Scale: Theory and Application

by David Peterson, V. Parker

Overview

Identifying scales of measurement, analysis, and inference is fundamental to the ability to assess and predict patterns and processes in ecology. This book synthesizes a diverse, previously scattered literature on scale in ecology. Peterson and Parker have gathered contributions from scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, including soil science, plant ecology, animal ecology, and aquatic ecology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231105033
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	07/20/1998
Series:	Complexity in Ecological Systems
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	1.40(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

DAVID L. PETERSON is a research biologist at the U.S. Geological Servey Biological Resources Division and Survey and professor at the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. He is coeditor with D. R. Johnson of Human Ecology and Climate Change: People and Resources in the Far North, and with C. V. Climas of The Role of Restoration in Ecosystem Management.V. THOMAS PARKER is professor of biology at San Francisco State University. He is coeditor, with M. A. Leck, and R. L. Simpson of Ecology of Soil Seed Banks.

Table of Contents

, by T. F. H. Allen and David W. Roberts, Series Editors
Integrating Pattern, Process, and Scale
Homage to St. Michael; or, Why Are There So Many Books on Scale?, by R. V. O'Neill and A. W. King
Pattern, Process, and the Analysis of Spatial Scales, by Robert H. Gardner
The Landscape "Level'' Is Dead: Persuading the Family to Take It Off the Respirator, by T. F. H. Allen
A Hierarchical View of Habitat and Its Relationship to Species Abundance, by Jurek Kolasa and Nigel Waltho
Interpreting Multiple Scales in Ecological Systems
Paleoecological Perspectives on Ecological Scale, by Peter K. Schoonmaker
Space and Time in the Soil Landscape: The Ill-Defined Ecological Universe, by R. David Hammer
Ecosystem Organization Across a Continuum of Scales: A Comparative Analysis of Lakes and Rivers, by Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Historical Contingency and Multiple Scales of Dynamics Within Plant Communities, by V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett
Spatial Scaling and Animal Population Dynamics, by Brett J. Goodwin and Lenore Fahrig
Time, Space, and Beyond: Scale Issues in Food-Web Research, by Neo D. Martinez and Jennifer A. Dunne
Defining Ecologically Relevant Change in the Process of Scaling Up: Implications for Monitoring at the "Landscape'' Level, by G. A. Bradshaw
Moving Across Scales: Ecological Inference and Applications
Applied Scaling Theory, by David C. Schneider
Remote Sensing Applications in Ecosystem Analysis, by John Vande Castle
Field Studies of Large Mobile Organisms: Scale, Movement, and Habitat Utilization, by S. Jonathan Stern
Scaling and Integration in Trees, by T. M. Hinckley, D. G. Sprugel, J. R. Brooks, K. J. Brown, T. A. Martin, D. A. Ro
From Forest Stands to Landscapes: Spatial Scales and the Roles of Disturbances, by Ken Lertzman and Joseph Fall
Incorporating Scale in Ecological Experiments: Study Design, by Pierre Dutilleul
Pierre Dutilleul
Incorporating Scale Concepts in Ecological Applications
Measuring Environmental Change, by John L. Innes
Managing Ecological Systems and Processes, by Richard J. Hobbs
Relationships of Scale to Policy and Decision Making, by Edward J. Rykiel Jr.
Dimensions of Scale in Ecology, Resource Management, and Society, by David L. Peterson and V. Thomas Parker

Editorial Reviews

Contributors address the theoretical and methodological relevance of scale within a broad multidisciplinary context, and present evidence that the integration of scale concepts into ecological study is an imminent global concern. Contains sections on integrating pattern, process, and scale; interpreting multiple scales in ecological systems; ecological inference and applications; and incorporating scale concepts in ecological applications. Paper edition (10503-7), $35. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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