Ecophysics: The Application of Physics to Ecology
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| Author | Paul Wesley |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Mathematical ecology, physics |
| Published | 1974 |
| Publisher | Charles C. Thomas Pub. |
| Pages | 340 |
| ISBN | 0398029598 |
Ecophysics: The Application of Physics to Ecology is a 1974 book by the theoretical physicist James Paul Wesley, published by Charles C. Thomas (Springfield, Illinois).
Overview
The book coins and develops the term "ecophysics" — the application of the methods of theoretical physics to problems in ecology. Wesley builds mathematical and physical models of ecosystems, populations, and animal behaviour, treating ecological systems with the quantitative tools of physics. It is an early contribution to what would later grow into mathematical and theoretical ecology.
About the author
James Paul Wesley (1921–2007) was an American theoretical physicist (professor at the University of Missouri–Rolla) who worked on the foundations of physics, light, and gravitation, and later became a prominent advocate of neo-classical, absolute-space-and-time physics.
Publication details
- Author: James Paul Wesley
- Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Pub.
- Published: 1974
- Pages: 340
- ISBN: 0398029598