On the Origins and Dynamics of Biodiversity: the Role of Chance
What are the origins of chance? Although its existence has long been accepted as a fact, the theory of probability only allows us to examine the random events produced by chance without enabling us to determine what creates it <U+0013> and this despite knowing that living systems (from the cel...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st. |
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6244-7 |
Table of Contents:
- Table of Contents
- Forward
- Introduction
- Questioning Chance
- Chance in Living Systems
- Lessons for Managing Living Systems
- The Contribution of Models and Modelling: Some Examples
- Biodiversity and Ecological Theories
- Evaluating Biodiversity: The Example of French Guiana
- Conclusion
- Index.