Ecology - K - Oxford Bibliographies
Kin Selection
Andrew F. G. Bourke
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Kin Selection Introduction According to Hamilton’s kin selection theory (also known as “inclusive fitness” theory), kin selection is the proc...
Landscape Ecology
Martin Hermy
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Landscape Ecology Introduction Landscape ecology is well integrated into the discipline of ecology and focuses on the reciprocal interactions betw...
Laws, Ecological
Mark Colyvan, Lev R. Ginzburg
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Ecological Laws Introduction The question of whether there are laws in ecology is important for a number of reasons. If, as some have suggest...
Limnology
Neil Rooney
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Limnology Introduction Limnology is the study of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of lakes and other bodies of fresh water. It h...
Mathematical Ecology
Kevin S. McCann
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Mathematical Ecology Introduction Most people do not think of mathematics when they think of ecology. Nonetheless, mathematical ecology has a ...
Metacommunity Dynamics
Florian Altermatt
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Metacommunity Dynamics Introduction Understanding the distribution of species, their abundance, and their interactions with other species is ...
Metapopulations and Spatial Population Processes
Ilkka Hanski
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Metapopulations and Spatial Population Processes Introduction Many habitats have a fragmented spatial distribution at the landscape level, suc...
Mimicry
David W. Kikuchi, David W. Pfennig
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Mimicry Introduction Among nature’s most exquisite adaptations are examples in which natural selection has favored a species (the mimic) to re...
Mutualisms and Symbioses
Judith Bronstein
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Mutualisms and Symbioses Introduction Mutualisms, interactions between two species that benefit both of them, have long captured the public im...
Mycorrhizal Ecology
Baoming Ji, James D. Bever
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Mycorrhizal Ecology Introduction Mycorrhizae are ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems. With an increasing awareness that this symbiotic asso...
Natural History Tradition, The
Michael P. Branch, Johanna R. Landis, William V. Lombardi, Sarah Nolan, Andrew B. Ross
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
The Natural History Tradition Introduction The natural history tradition emerged from ancient philosophy and over time became more scientifica...
Niche Versus Neutral Models of Community Organization
Lindsay A. Turnbull
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Niche Versus Neutral Models of Community Organization Introduction Until very recently, the field of ecology has operated almost entirely ar...
Niches
Dan L. Warren, Nichole Bennett
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Niches Introduction The concept of the niche is one of the most important ideas in ecology, and yet it is one of the most muddled and confused...
Ordination Analysis
David J. Gibson
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Ordination Analysis Introduction Ordination is a multivariate method of gradient analysis and data reduction in which the distribution of sa...
Paleoecology
Alistair Seddon
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Paleoecology Introduction Paleoecology, the ecology of the past, uses geological and biological evidence from fossil deposits to investigate t...
Paleolimnology
John P. Smol
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Paleolimnology Introduction The study of inland waters, such as lakes and rivers, is called limnology. However, one of the biggest challenge...
Peatlands
Dale H. Vitt
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Peatlands Introduction Peatland ecosystems are characterized by a substantial accumulation of organic matter in soil (peat), resulting from lon...
Phenotypic Selection
Ryan Calsbeek
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Phenotypic Selection Introduction Natural and sexual selection are the two most important facets of adaptive evolution. The two processes are cl...
Polar Regions
Dieter Piepenburg, Manfred Bölter
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Polar Regions Introduction The polar regions have gained the attention of scientists and the general public alike, especially since explorers ...
Population Genetics
Rob Kulathinal
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Population Genetics Introduction Population genetics is the study of genetic variation, or allele frequencies, across space and time. The patt...
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