Allen, Timothy.

Toward a Unified Ecology. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (505 pages) - Complexity in Ecological Systems Series . - Complexity in Ecological Systems Series .

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Principles of Ecological Integration -- 2. The Landscape Criterion -- 3. The Ecosystem Criterion -- 4. The Community Criterion -- 5. The Organism Criterion -- 6. The Population Criterion -- 7. The Biome and Biosphere Criteria -- 8. Narratives for Complexity -- 9. Management of Ecological Systems -- 10. A Unified Approach to Basic Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

Presenta a new synthesis of the authors' core ideas on evaluating communities, organisms, populations, biomes, models, and management.

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Critical realism.
Ecology -- Philosophy.
Ontology.


Electronic books.

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