Experimental Ecology: Issues and Perspectives

By Bernardo Resetarits and William J. Resetarits

Book Overview

Experimentation is a dominant approach in contemporary ecological research, pervading studies at all levels of biological organization and across diverse taxa and habitats. Experimental Ecology assembles an eminent group of ecologists who synthesize insights from these varied sources into a
cogent statement about experimentalism as an analytical paradigm, placing experimentation within the larger framework of ecological investigation. The book discusses diverse experimental approaches ranging from laboratory microcosms to manipulation of entire ecosystem, illustrating the myriad ways
experiments strengthen ecological inference. Experimental ecologists critique their science to move the field forward on all fronts: from better designs, to better links between experiments and theory, to more realism in experiments targeted at specific systems and questions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019510241X
• ISBN13: 9780195102413
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"