Mathematical Ecology of Populations and Ecosystems

John Pastor (University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
18 July 2008

Maths for scientists; Ecological science, the Biosphere

MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY Population ecologists study how births and deaths affect the dynamics of populations and communities, while ecosystem ecologists study how species control the flux of energy and materials through food webs and ecosystems. Although all these processes occur simultaneously in nature, the mathematical frameworks bridging the two disciplines have developed independently. Consequently, this independent development of theory has impeded the cross-fertilization of population and ecosystem ecology. Using recent developments from dynamical systems theory, this advanced undergraduate/graduate level textbook shows how to bridge the two disciplines seamlessly. The book shows how bifurcations between the solutions of models can help understand regime shifts in natural populations and ecosystems once thresholds in rates of births, deaths, consumption, competition, nutrient inputs, and decay are crossed.

Mathematical Ecology is essential reading for students of ecology who have had a first course in calculus and linear algebra or students in mathematics wishing to learn how dynamical systems theory can be applied to ecological problems.

By: John Pastor (University of Minnesota Duluth MN)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 194mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 998g
ISBN: 9781405188111
ISBN 10: 1405188111
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 18 July 2008
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Pastor is Professor of Biology, at University of Minnesota Duluth, USA

Reviews for Mathematical Ecology of Populations and Ecosystems

I find the publication extremely valuable in the analytical tools that it provides and the depth in which they are covered. (The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2009) I would recommend this book to students or ecologists who work in either population or ecosystems ecology. The mathematics is dense at times, but Pastor does an excellent job of guiding us through the equations and helping us understand what they mean in an ecological context. (Ecology, June 2009)