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100 1 _aElliott-Graves, Alkistis,
245 1 0 _aEcological complexity /
_cAlkistis Elliott-Graves.
264 1 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2023.
300 _apages cm
490 0 _aElements in the philosophy of biology,
505 0 _aWhat is ecological complexity? -- What are the effects of ecological complexity? -- Dealing with ecological complexity -- Concluding remarks.
520 _a"How does the complex nature of ecological systems affect ecologists' ability to study them? This Element argues that ecological systems are complex in a rather special way: they are causally heterogeneous. The author presents an updated philosophical account with an optimistic outlook of the methods and status of ecological research"--
650 0 _aEcology
650 0 _aBiocomplexity.
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