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Ecological Understanding (2nd edition)the nature of theory and the theory of nature

鄭先祐 (Ayo)國立臺南大學 環境與生態學院生態科學與技術學系 教授環境生態 + 生態旅遊 ( 碩士班 )

Pickett, S. T. A., J. Kolasa, and C. G. Jones (2007)

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Contents • Part I Advancing the

discipline and enhancing applications– Chap.01 integration in

Ecology– Chap.02 understanding in

Ecology• Part II the Nature of theory

– Chap.03 the anatomy of theory

– Chap.04 the ontogeny of theory

– Chap.05 the taxonomy of theory

• Part III from Theory to integration and application– Chap.06 fundamental questions:

changes in understanding– Chap.07 integration and

synthesis• Part IV Theory and its

environment– Chap.08 constraint and

objectivity in ecological integration

– Chap.09 ecological understanding and the public

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Chap.01 Integration in Ecology• Science is a map of reality

– Raymo, C. 1991. The virgin and the mousetrap: essays in search of the soul of science. Viking Press, New York.

• 兩個主題：1. There is a need for greater integration across the

diverse discipline of ecology.2. There is enhanced opportunity because new tools are

available for integration.• Integration requires that we know what we

understand, what we want to integrate, and how to achieve this.

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Fig.1.2 The Topic gradient of ecology

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