Description
Explains how natural selection, combined with methods in statistical physics, can predict and explain the assembly of ecological communities.
About the Author
Bill Shipley obtained his PhD in plant ecology from the University of Ottawa in 1987 and now teaches plant ecology and statistics at the Universite de Sherbrooke (Qc) Canada. He is the author of over 70 peer-reviewed papers in ecology and statistics, and Cause and Correlation in Biology: A User's Guide to Path Analysis, Structural Equations, and Causal Inference (Cambridge University Press, 2000).
Reviews
'... quantitatively strong and pleasantly readable ... The time spent reading From Plant Traits to Vegetation Structure will be very well spent in preparing for the next generation of models of community assembly.' Plant Science Bulletin
Book Information
ISBN 9780521133555
Author Bill Shipley
Format Paperback
Page Count 290
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 470g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 15mm