Foundations of Ecology and Classic Papers With Commentaries

Abstract

An anthology of 40 classic papers that have laid the foundations of modern ecology, spanning nearly nine decades of ecological research. The papers are organized in six sections: foundational papers, theoretical advances, synthetic statements, methodological developments, field studies, and experiments in ecology. Contemporary ecologists and a historian of ecology introduce each section with an original essay that places the papers in context and discusses their continued relevance to current research.