Encyclopedia of Ecology

by Brian D. Fath

Overview

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set continues the acclaimed work of the previous edition published in 2008. It covers all scales of biological organization, from organisms, to populations, to communities and ecosystems. Laboratory, field, simulation modelling, and theoretical approaches are presented to show how living systems sustain structure and function in space and time. New areas of focus include micro- and macro scales, molecular and genetic ecology, and global ecology (e.g., climate change, earth transformations, ecosystem services, and the food-water-energy nexus) are included. In addition, new, international experts in ecology contribute on a variety of topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444637680
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/23/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	2780
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brian D. Fath is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University (Maryland, USA) and Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria). He has published over 180 research papers, reports, and book chapters on environmental systems modeling, specifically in the areas of network analysis, resilience, and sustainability. He co-authored the books Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life–Environment Relations (2018) and Flourishing Within Limits to Growth: Following nature’s way (2015). He is also Editor-in-Chief for the journal Ecological Modelling. Dr. Fath was the 2016 recipient of the Prigogine Medal for outstanding work in systems ecology, and held a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Parthenope University (Naples, Italy) in 2012.

Table of Contents

Volume 1

• Aquatic Ecology
• Behavioral Ecology
• Conservation Ecology

Volume 2

• Ecological Complexity
• Ecological Data Analysis and Modelling
• Ecological Processes

Volume 3

• Ecosystems
• Evolutionary Ecology
• General Ecology

Volume 4

• Global Change Ecology
• Human Ecology
• Terrestrial and Landscape Ecology

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