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Proposes a fresh approach to population biology and ecology. This book proposes and develops an inertial view of population growth, taking note of acceleration, or rate of change of the growth rate between consecutive generations. It is useful for population biologists, ecological modellers, and the...

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Main Author: Ginzburg, Lev R.
Other Authors: Colyvan, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Population biology.
Ecology.
Population Dynamics
Ecology
Biologie des populations.
Écologie.
ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Population biology
Demökologie
Populationsdynamik
Modell
Populatiedynamica.
Theorievorming.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Proposes a fresh approach to population biology and ecology. This book proposes and develops an inertial view of population growth, taking note of acceleration, or rate of change of the growth rate between consecutive generations. It is useful for population biologists, ecological modellers, and theoretical biologists and philosophers of science.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 166 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and index.
ISBN:9781423720317
1423720318
9781602568006
1602568006
9781280534232
1280534230
9780198037545
0198037546
9780190290597
0190290595