Book contents
- Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks
- Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Ecological Processes and Network Systems
- 2 Structural Properties of Networks
- 3 Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Networks
- 4 Multilayer, -type, and -level Networks
- 5 Tying It All Together
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
5 - Tying It All Together
Summary and Synthesis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2021
- Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks
- Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Ecological Processes and Network Systems
- 2 Structural Properties of Networks
- 3 Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Networks
- 4 Multilayer, -type, and -level Networks
- 5 Tying It All Together
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
This book has focused on the conceptual and quantitative analyses of ecological systems using networks and network theory. An ecological network is a system that can be represented or modelled by a set of points joined by lines and these networks are both fundamental to and deeply embedded in our understanding of ecological systems: call it “network thinking.” With the right characteristics and measures, network thinking allows us to develop ecological concepts and to answer ecological questions we could not study or even express without it.
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- Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks , pp. 164 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021