Hierarchy in Ecology

Dialog between concepts and applications

This page is maintained at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. It contains diverse materials that may be useful in developing and applying the hierarchical perspective to ecological questions. These include:

• Glossary of useful terms (Glossary)
• Links to other theoretical sites (Links)
• Abstracts of papers (Abstracts)
• References on hierarchy and scale in ecology (References)
• Hierarchical jokes (Jokes)

Other useful sites

• Summary of principles of hierarchy theory (by Stan Sathe)
• Complexity Measures: bibliography: Excellent coverage of complex, hierarchical systems - interactive
• Hierarchical view of global change (by Robert O’Neill)
• Theoretical Ecology Sections, ESAMultiscale Experimental Ecosystem Research Center: University of Maryland
• Ecology at Lund: contains, among others, the Simulation Server
• Landscape Ecology Lab:Bruce Milne and team individual information on research on scale, fractal and percolation theories; useful links
• Santa Fe Institute: a must for persons interested in complexity and hierarchy
• Theoretical Ecology List: a discussion group maintained by W. Silvert

Software

• Complex Systems software:
• Science Tables: a variety of tables, physical constants, etc.
• Landscape Analysis (UTools): a DOS package from USDA. Permits data export data to your GIS.
• Ecological Modelling: a depository of information on ecological models
• Biology at Mac