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Comments on rarity and chaos, Thomas D. Rogers, math. biosci. 72:13-18 (1984)
(Elsevier, 1985-03)
An ecologically-based approach to the design of intercrop agroecosystems: An intercropping system of soybeans and tomatoes in Southern Michigan
(Elsevier, 1984-10)
A model is developed in which the elementary structure of plant competision is translated into the classical yield-density equation. Using the same reasoning, an interspecific form of the model is formulated to predict ...
An epidemiological model of the corn stunt system in Central America
(Elsevier, 1990)
There is increasing appreciation on the part of ecologists of the crucial role that pathogens may play in the structure of plant populations and communities. This study used classic equations of epidemiology to analyze ...
The qualitative behavior of coupled predator-prey oscillations as deduced from simple circle maps
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
Qualitative patterns of the non-equilibrium behavior of coupled consumer/resource systems, formulated as a standard circle map, are explored. Patterns of demographic locking, reflected as a "devil's staircase", are observed ...
Exurban residential subdivision development: Effects on water quality and public perception
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-09)
We investigated how future alternative designs for exurban residential subdivision development in agricultural landscapes might affect aquatic ecosystems and public perceptions, and we asked whether better aquatic ecological ...
Oak Forests, Lopping, and the Transformation of Rural Society in Central Himalaya, India.
(2009)
Villagers are blamed for degrading the forest by lopping oak branches for fodder in the Central Himalayan region of India. Yet, research is lacking on the direct relationship between peoples’ livelihood, lopping, and forest ...
The Role of Nature Patterns in the Perception and Acceptability of Rural Density.
(2009)
Continuing current low density patterns of housing development would have significant environmental impact. The urgency of adopting higher-density patterns, however, runs counter to what is acceptable to the public, ...
Ethnography of a Post-Soviet Landscape: Exploring the Dynamics among Forests, People, and Resource Use in Central Kamchatka.
(2010)
To understand natural resource use patterns in central Kamchatka (in the Russian Far East) I used an integrated geographical approach in which I wove historical, ecological, ethnographic, and spatial strands into an ...