Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems - Patterns, Mechanisms, and Theories (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

Arising from the third Cary Conference held in 1989, Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems investigates the utility and limitations of cross-system comparisons in ecology. The contributors, all well-known in their field, support their conclusions on the use and meaning of such comparisons by presenting novel analyses of data utilizing a variety of cross-system approaches in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial systems.