Unsolved Problems in Ecology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Unsolved Problems in Ecology
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Andrew Dobson
Edited by David Tilman
Edited by Robert D. Holt
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:408
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreApplied ecology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691199825
ClassificationsDewey:577
Audience
General
Illustrations 28 b/w illus. 10 tables. 1 map.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 2 June 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field today Unsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today. This diverse and thought-provoking collection of essays spans virtually all of the key subfields

Author Biography

Andrew Dobson is professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University. His books include Conservation and Biodiversity. Robert D. Holt is Eminent Scholar and Arthur R. Marshall, Jr., Chair in Ecological Studies at the University of Florida. His books include Metacommunities. David Tilman is Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology at the University of Minnesota. His books include The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity (Princeton).

Reviews

"The volume can be a provocative focus for a graduate reading group. ... Best of all, the essays show all of us that there is an enormous amount of good ecology to be done."---Joseph Travis, The Quarterly Review of Biology