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The Ecology Of A Salt Marsh
. Ed(S): Pomeroy, Lawrence R.; Wiegert, Richard G.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Pomeroy, Lawrence R.; Wiegert, Richard G. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 507.
Ecologists have two long-standing ways to study large ecosystems such as lakes, forests, and salt-marsh estuaries. In the first, which G. E. Hutchinson has called the holological approach, the whole ecosystem is first studied as a "black box," and its components are investigated as needed. In the second, which Hutchinson has called the merological approach, the parts of the system are studied first, and an attempt is then made to build up the whole from them. For long-term studies, the holological approach has special advantages, since the general patterns and tentative hypotheses that are first worked out help direct attention ... Read more
Ecologists have two long-standing ways to study large ecosystems such as lakes, forests, and salt-marsh estuaries. In the first, which G. E. Hutchinson has called the holological approach, the whole ecosystem is first studied as a "black box," and its components are investigated as needed. In the second, which Hutchinson has called the merological approach, the parts of the system are studied first, and an attempt is then made to build up the whole from them. For long-term studies, the holological approach has special advantages, since the general patterns and tentative hypotheses that are first worked out help direct attention ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461258957
SKU
V9781461258957
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