This 1998 volume challenges the validity of the dynamic equilibrium concept for tropical forests.

Ecologists are aware of the importance of natural dynamics in ecosystems. Historically, the focus has been on the development in succession of equilibrium commu

This book presents a unique and comprehensive view of the fundamental dynamical and thermodynamic principles underlying the large circulations of the coupled oc

Takes the hallmarks of metapopulation theory to the next level by considering a group of communities, each of which may contain numerous populations, connected

Proceedings of the conference held in Bandar Seri Begawan, April 1993