Aug

4

Book Review from Victor Niederhoffer: 'An Illustrated Guide to Theoretical Ecology'
(02 October, 2006)

Every now and then one comes across a book that completely clarifies what every educated person should know about a subject that is essential to understand as we go about the humdrum business of life and trading. Such a book is An Illustrated Guide to Theoretical Ecology, by Ted J. Case. I cannot recommend this book too highly, as it provides a foundation for thinking about competition, mutualism, growth, resource depletion, diffusion, population density, predation, life cycles and space. The book introduces the basic principles behind each of these subjects with simple algebraic equations and illustrative charts that describe various plausible relations. It then follows through with analytic solutions to develop a deep understanding.


Comments

Name

Email

Website

Speak your mind

Archives

Resources & Links

Search