A Silent Clash of Paradigms: Some Inconsistencies in Community Ecology

Lack of communication between the supporters of different paradigms in community ecology has led to inconsistencies and lack of progress in certain topics. Three case studies are presented, (1) the theory of the realized and fundamental niche, (2) the methodology used to describe the realized niche...

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Published in:Oikos 1999-07, Vol.86 (1), p.170-178
Main Author: Austin, Mike P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Ecological competition
Ecological niches
Ecology
Forest ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Techniques
Generalities
Opinion
Species
Species diversity
Synecology
Vegetation
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Summary:Lack of communication between the supporters of different paradigms in community ecology has led to inconsistencies and lack of progress in certain topics. Three case studies are presented, (1) the theory of the realized and fundamental niche, (2) the methodology used to describe the realized niche and (3) the use of the Shannon-Weaver measure of diversity.
ISSN:0030-1299
1600-0706
DOI:10.2307/3546582