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Stability and complexity in model ecosystems

Title
Stability and complexity in model ecosystems / with a new introduction by the author, Robert M. May.
Author
May, Robert M. (Robert McCredie), 1936-
Publication
Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2001.

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Description
xxxiv, 265 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Princeton landmarks in biology
Uniform Title
Princeton landmarks in biology.
Alternative Title
Model ecosystems
Subject
  • Ecology > Mathematical models
  • Animal populations > Mathematical models
  • Stability
  • Écologie > Modèles mathématiques
  • Animaux > Modèles mathématiques
  • Stabilité
Note
  • Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1973. With new introduction.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction to the Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mathematical Models and Stability -- 3. Stability versus Complexity in Multispecies Models -- 4. Models with Few Species: Limit Cycles and Time Delays -- 5. Randomly Fluctuating Environments -- 6. Niche Overlap and Limiting Similarity -- 7. Speculations.
ISBN
  • 0691088616 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0691081255 (cloth)
LCCN
00051634
OCLC
  • ocm45195803
  • SCSB-4307832
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries