Gotelli Primer Ecology 4th Edition

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The fourth edition presents a concise but detailed exposition of the most common mathematical models in population and community ecology. It is intended to demystify ecological models and the mathematics behind them by deriving the models from first principles. The Primer explains in detail basic concepts of exponential and logistic population growth, age-structured demography, metapopulation dynamics, competition, predation, island biogeography, succession, and, in a chapter new to this edition, species richness. Each chapter is carefully graded from simple material that is appropriate for beginning undergraduates to advanced material, which is suited for upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Advanced topics include environmental and demographic stochasticity, discrete population growth and chaos, stagestructured demography, intraguild predation, nonlinear predator-prey isoclines, and passive sampling.

Each chapter follows the same structure: model presentation and predictions, model assumptions, model variations, empirical examples, and problems. Essential equations are highlighted for students' use. Intermediate algebraic 'expressions' are also illustrated so that students see where the equations came from. New terms are introduced in the text in boldface type to alert students to novel concepts. The Primer contains more mathematical detail than many ecology textbooks, but avoids jargon and mathematical terminology that can intimidate students. Both simple and advanced problems are included, followed by fully worked solutions so that students can gain confidence and a better understanding of the models. Citations are kept to a minimum.

Gotelli Nicholas J. Gotelli Nicholas J. Gotelli Department of Biology University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405 Phone: 802-656-0450 Lab: 802-656-0451 Fax: 802-656-2914 My research addresses basic questions about the organization of animal and plant communities. What are the forces that determine the species composition and abundance of natural assemblages? How do competition and predation affect local community structure? What are the biotic and abiotic factors that control population growth and the risk of extinction?

Research • • • Teaching • • • Graduate Students • • UVM Links • • • Ecology Links • • • • Music • Last Updated: 7/19/08 New Recordings By 'Easy Wind' • • Popular Press • • Recent Publications = click icon to download in pdf format. • Gotelli, N. Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology.

Ecology Letters 12:873-886. • Chao, A., R.

Sufficient sampling for asymptotic minimum species richness estimators. Ecology 90:1125-1133.)(Calculator Instructions ) • Ulrich, W., M. Almeida-Neto, and N.J. A consumer's guide to nestedness analysis.

Oikos 118: 3-17. Energetics and the evolution of carnivorous plants-- Darwin's 'most wonderful plants in the world'.

Journal of Experimental Botany 60:19-42. Biodiversity enhances individual performance but does not affect survivorship in tropical trees. Dell Studio 15 Drivers For Windows 8. Ecology Letters 11:217-223.

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Predicting continental patterns of bird species richness with spatially explicit models. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274: 165-174. (supplemental material ) [Science Editor's Choice by Andrew Sugden ] • Gotelli, N. Food-web models predict species abundance in response to habitat change. PLoS Biology 44: e324. (supplemental material )[Science Editor's Choice by Andrew Sugden; Nature News & Views by Jonathan Shurin ] Books & Software Gotelli, N.J.

Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA. Read the reviews 1. Rhodora 106: 378-382. Ecology 86: 810-811. Plant Science Bulletin 51: 61-61. Quarterly Review of Biology 80: 260. Gotelli, N.J.

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