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Synopsis
"...a concise yet detailed exposition of the most common mathematical models in population and community ecology... demystifies ecological models and avoids jargon and ...
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An undergraduate- and graduate-level text that explains the mathematical models most commonly used in population and community ecology. Covers basic concepts of exponential and logistic population growth, age-structured demography, metapopulation dynamics, competition, predation, and island biogeography. New to this edition is an introduction to the Markov model of ecological succession, a framework for understanding how communities change over time. Gotelli teaches biology at the U. of Vermont. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)