Ecological understanding
By: Steward T.A. Pickett, Jurek Kolasa, Clive G. Jones.
Contributors: Kolasa, Jurek.; Jones, Clive G.
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Ecology -- Philosophy; Ecology -- Methodology
Description: Ecology is an historical science in which theories can be as difficult to test as they are to devise. Ecological Understanding, intended for ecologists and evolutionary biologists, reviews ecological theories and how they are generated, evaluated, and categorized. Synthesizing a vast and sometimes labyrinthine collection of literature, this book is a useful entry into the scientific philosophy of ecology and natural history.

The need for integration of the contributions to theory made by different disciplines is a central theme, and the authors demonstrate that only through such integration will advances in ecological theory be possible. Ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and other serious students of natural history will find this book an invaluable addition to their academic library.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index.
"The nature of theory and the theory of nature."