Scholars have vacillated for centuries between two opposing assessments of the role of
poetics in social life. A long tradition of thinking about language and society argues that …

Ecology and natural history have a long tradition of interest in the spatial patterning and
geographic distribution of organisms. The latitudinal and altitudinal distribution of vegetative …

Disturbance regimes are changing rapidly, and the consequences of such changes for
ecosystems and linked social‐ecological systems will be profound. This paper synthesizes …

It is argued that the problem of pattern and scale is the central problem in ecology, unifying
population biology and ecosystems science, and marrying basic and applied ecology …

< jats: p> Why do larger areas have more species? What makes diversity so high near the
equator? Has the number of species grown during the past 600 million years? Does habitat …

Two features characterize all natural communities. First, they are dynamic systems. The
densities and age-structures of populations change with time, as do the relative abundances …

5. Space-for-Tlme Substitution 111 dams and organic storage in streams introduce a past to
certain aquatic systems. The impact of temporal differences in fish recruitment can cascade …

The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics brings together the findings and
ideas of researchers studying such varied systems as marine invertebrate communities; …

I examined the distribution and abundance of bird species across an urban gradient, and
concomitant changes in community structure, by censuring summer resident bird …

Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …