Books in the Encyclopedias of the Natural World series

Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries - rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This book examines many such insular settings - oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean.

Offers an overview of the state of theoretical ecology through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and statistical themes. This title provides an introduction to fields such as Applied Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Computational Ecology, Epidemiology and Epidemic Modeling, Spatial Ecology and Statistics in Ecology.