The Mosaic-Cycle Concept of Ecosystems
The first international congress for ecology took place in 1974 in The Hague, its central theme being "Unifying Concepts in Ecology". In the forefront of discussion at that time were questions of constancy, stability and resilience. Such questions have go
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Edited by W. D. Billings, Durham, USA F. Golley, Athens, USA O. L. Lange, Wtirzburg, FRG J. S. Olson, Oak Ridge, USA H. Remmert, Marburg, FRG
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Hermann Remmert (Ed.)
The Mosaic-Cycle Concept of Ecosystems
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Prof. Dr. HERMANN REMMERT Fachbereich Biologie der Universitllt Lahnberge KarI-von-Frisch-Stral3e 3550 Marburg/Lahn, Germany
ISBN-13 : 978-3-642-75652-8
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. The Mosaic-cycle concept of ecosystems I Hermann Remmert (Ed.) p. em. - (Ecological studies; v. 85) Based on lectures which were held and discussed at a symposium of the Werner Reimers Stiftung in Bad Homburg. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13 :978-3-642-75652-8 (alk. paper). e-ISBN-13 :978-3-642-7
