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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Spencer Apollonio |
| ISBN: | 0231124880 9780231124881 0231124899 9780231124898 |
| OCLC Number: | 49611034 |
| Description: | xii, 229 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The Subject of the Search -- 2. Some Generalities About Hierarchy Theory and Some Examples -- 3. Physical Characteristics of the Gulf of Maine. Geological History. Geography. Tides -- 4. Fauna of the Gulf of Maine. Historical Abundances. Numbers of Kinds of Species. Marine Mammals. Seabirds. Fishes. Shrimps -- 5. Organism Characteristics. Qualities of Organisms. Classifying Species. Examples of r- and K-selected Organisms in the Gulf of Maine -- 6. Approaching Hierarchy Theory and the Gulf of Maine. Patchiness. Kinds of Systems. Precursors and Synthesis -- 7. Hierarchies and Constraints. The Nature of Hierarchy and Constraints. Scales and Constraints. Asymmetry. Hierarchical Integration. Hierarchical Incorporation. Constraints. |
| Series Title: | Complexity in ecological systems series. |
| Responsibility: | Spencer Apollonio. |
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