On the origins and dynamics of biodiversity
Subtitle: the role of chance
By: Alain Pavé ; [translated from the French by Andrea Dejean]
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781441962430; 9781441962447
Subjects: Chance; Biodiversity; Biological control systems; Natural selection; Evolution (Biology); Philosophy
Work titles: Nécessité du hasard
Notes: Updated and expanded translation of: La nécessité du hasard - vers une théorie synthétique de la biodiversité. 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Questioning chance; title: Chance in living systems; title: Lessons for managing living systems; title: The contribution of models and modelling : some examples; title: Biodiversity and ecological theories; title: Chance and evolution; title: Evaluating biodiversity : the example of French Guiana.