An Illustrated Guide to Theoretical Ecology

PART I: POPULATION ECOLOGY 1. Exponential and Geometric Population Growth 2. Spatial, Temporal, and Individual Variation in Birth and Death Rates 3. Population Growth and Age Structure 4. Demographic Relationships 5. Density Dependent Population Growth 6. Population Regulation, Limiting Factors, and Temporal Variability 7. Life History Trade-offs 8. Reproductive Value and the Evolutionary Theory of Ageing 9. Density Dependent Selection on Life History Traits PART II: SPECIES INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 10. Predator-Prey Systems: The Dynamics of Exploited Prey 11. The Mechanics of Predation 12. Predator-Prey Systems: Predator Dynamics and Effects on Prey 13. Stability of Predator-Prey Systems: Analytical Methods 14. Competitors 15. Multi-species Dynamics 16. Space, Islands, and Metapopulations (with Mike Gilpin) PART III: APPENDICES Appendix 1: Preparation, Part 1: Visualizing Equations Preparation, Part 2: Terms and Methods of Model Building in Population Dynamics Appendix 2: Some Matrix Operations Appendix 3: Solving for Equilibrium Points in Dynamical Systems and Finding the Inverse of a Square Matrix Appendix 4: Some Useful Mathematical Identities Appendix 5: Some Stochastic Distributions and Their Properties