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a theory of abundance, distribution, and energetics
1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations
This textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of ecological patterns. The theory developed predicts realistic forms for all metrics of ecology that describe patterns in the distribution, abundance and energetics of species.
Foundations. The nature of theory ; The logic of inference -- Macroecology. Scaling metrics and macroecology ; Overview of macroecological models and theories -- the maximum entropy principle. Entropy, information, and the concept of maximum entropy ; MaxEnt at work -- Macroecology and MaxEnt. The maximum entropy theory of ecology (METE) ; Testing METE -- A wider perspective. Applications to conservation ; Connections to other theories ; Future directions -- Epilogue : is a comprehensive unified theory of ecology possible? What might it look like?
Includes bibliographical references (pages [244]-252) and index.
Maximum Entropy and Ecology : A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics