{"product_id":"stability-and-complexity-in-model-ecosystems-9780691088617","title":"Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? This text addresses these questions and introduces non-linear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"May's Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems was undoubtedly the most influential treatise in theoretical ecology since the pioneering efforts of Volterra and Lotka. It transformed the subject by brokering a marriage between theory and fact that had been - and is still too often - missing in theoretical ecology. It is no coincidence that the full integration of theory into ecology has occurred since the original appearance of this landmark book. May's new Introduction wonderfully places events in perspective.\" - Simon Levin, Princeton University\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  Preface to the Second Edition  Biology Edition  1. Intoduction 3  2. Mathematical Models and Stability 13  3. Stability versus Complexity in Multispecies Models  4. Models with Few Species: Limit Cycles and Time Delays 79  5. Randomly Fluctuating Environments 109  6. Niche Overlap and Limiting Similarity 139  7. Speculations 172  Appendices 187  Afterthoughts for the Second Edition 211  Bibliography to Afterthoghts 234  Bibliography 241  Author Index 259  Subject Index 263","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403717714263,"sku":"9780691088617","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691088617.jpg?v=1730484343","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stability-and-complexity-in-model-ecosystems-9780691088617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}