Ecological Communities

Donald R. Strong

ISBN 10: 0691640513 / ISBN 13: 9780691640518

Published by Princeton University Press, US, 2016

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This work is the first to focus systematically on a much-debated topic: the conceptual issues of community ecology, including the nature of evidence in ecology, the role of experiments, attempts to disprove hypotheses, and the value of negative evidence in the discipline. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecological Communities
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691640513
• ISBN 13: 9780691640518
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1049 grams

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Synopsis

This work is the first to focus systematically on a much-debated topic: the conceptual issues of community ecology, including the nature of evidence in ecology, the role of experiments, attempts to disprove hypotheses, and the value of negative evidence in the discipline.

Originally published in 1984.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

About the Author

Daniel Simberloff is Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His previous books include "Ecological Communities: Conceptual Issues and the Evidence" and "Strangers in Paradise: Impact and Management of Nonindigenous Species in Florida".Marcel Rejmanek is Professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at the University of California, Davis. Among other books and publications he coedited "Plant Invasions: General Aspects and Special Problems "and "Biological Invasions: A Global Perspective. "