The “Balance of Nature” Metaphor and Equilibrium in Population Ecology

作者: Kim Cuddington

DOI: 10.1023/A:1011910014900

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摘要: … I claim that the “balance of nature” metaphoris shorthand for a paradigmatic view of … “balance ofnature” has constricted the meaning ofmathematical equilibrium in population ecology.As …

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