Modeling Nature
Download or Read eBook Modeling Nature PDF written by Sharon E. Kingsland and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-10-16 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sharon E. Kingsland |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 1995-10-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226437280 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226437286 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modeling Nature by : Sharon E. Kingsland
Book excerpt: The first history of population ecology traces two generations of science and scientists from the opening of the twentieth century through 1970. Kingsland chronicles the careers of key figures and the field's theoretical, empirical, and institutional development, with special attention to tensions between the descriptive studies of field biologists and later mathematical models. This second edition includes a new afterword that brings the book up to date, with special attention to the rise of "the new natural history" and debates about ecology's future as a large-scale scientific enterprise.
