A great book. Selforganization in Complex Ecosystems brings a whole new setof tools from statistical physics into the realm of studying ecologicalsystems. Most ... » 

A great book. Selforganization in Complex Ecosystems brings a whole new setof tools from statistical physics into the realm of studying ecologicalsystems. Most if not all of these tools have been floating around theecological literature for quite some time in great part due to these authorsthemselves but this book is the best overview yet. It will soon become thefoundation for many courses and a major resource sitting on ecologistsbookshelves.Will Wilson Duke University This book is an outstandingly goodsummary of where we currently stand in the field of ecology. It draws togetherin a clear and synoptic way a large variety of new ideas and supporting themwhere possible and appropriate by data.Robert M. May University of Oxford «