Title: Ecosystem analysis and prediction : proceedings of a SIAM-SIMS conference held at Alta, Utah, July 1-5, 1974 /
Authors: Levin, Simon A.; Siam Institute for Mathematics and Society.; Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics,
Year: 1976
Subjects: Ecology Mathematical models Congresses; Ecology Congresses
Contents: Pollutants in ecosystems / S.A. Levin -- The threshold problem in ecosystems / G.M. Woodwell -- Stochastic behavior of deterministic models / G. Oster -- Disturbance, fluctuating rates of resource recruitment, and increased diversity / S.A. Woodin and J.A. Yorke -- Comments on the Woodin-Yorke paper / R. Levins -- Mathematical representation of ecological interactions / R.C. Wiegert -- The role of disturbance in models of community structure / S.A. Levin and R.T. Paine -- Dynamic models and evolutionary strategies / C.J. Walters -- Some consequences of ecosystem texture / R.B. Root -- Functional groups of organisms in model ecosystems / D.B. Botkin -- The relationship between theory and experiment in community ecology / D.C. Culver -- The feasibility of using a holistic approach in ecosystem analysis / P.A. Lane, G.H. Lauff and R. Levins -- Stability, sensitivity, resilience, persistence. What is of interest? / G. lnnis --^