Overview
This book takes stock of the biological and ecological aspects - from the gene to the ecosystem - to outline a "biological" theory of biodiversity.
It shows us how these internal mechanisms are analogous to the mechanical devices that bring about “physical chance”.
This book seeks to evaluate the breadth of our knowledge on biodiversity, our possible responses, and the limits of those responses to the spontaneous biological and ecological aspects that we most often overlook.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: On the Origins and Dynamics of Biodiversity: the Role of Chance
Authors: Alain Pavé
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6244-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6243-0Published: 30 June 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9904-7Published: 19 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6244-7Published: 03 July 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 178
Topics: Biodiversity, Philosophy of Biology, Theoretical Ecology/Statistics