"Murdoch, Briggs, and Nisbet provide the most insightful
development of cohesive ecological theory to have appeared in
decades. For those who would say ecology is not making progress,
this is the book with which to refute such uninspired myopia. In
this era of 'applied' and 'relevant ecology, ' a theory book might
seem out of place. But we all need to read this book to remind
ourselves how hard it is to really understand nature, and to
appreciate the discipline of thinking required when deciphering the
consequences of those environmental hazards from which we
recoil."--Peter Kareiva, Lead Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
"This is a very important, well-written, and well-organized
book. Its major contribution is in showing that real
consumer-resource dynamics can in fact be understood using a
unified theoretical framework. It will appeal to population
ecologists but also to applied mathematicians, and will serve as an
entree into theoretical ecology for those with less of a
theoretical bent."--Alan Hastings, University of California,
Davis
""Consumer-Resource Dynamics" is an important book that fills a
significant void in the field of theoretical ecology. It brings
together the seemingly disparate components of consumer-resource
theory under a unifying framework, successfully tackles the
challenge of developing models that are both general and testable,
and makes complicated mathematical theory accessible to the more
empirical minded ecologist. Unlike most books in the field, it
presents new theory and new insights, and suggests new empirical
directions to pursue. Very well written, it will find a wide
audience, from theorists to empiricists, from students to
professors, and frombasic scientists to applied researchers. It
will provide food for thought even to those who are experts in the
field."--Priyanga Amarasekare, University of Chicago
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