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Theoretical ecology explores the mechanisms that structure ecological communities using a variety of mathematical and computational tools.
“Theoretical Ecology” shows you how to translate ecological problems into mechanistic models using both mathematics and the programming language R. The book teaches key concepts and core quantitative skills while also devoting significant attention to the reasons for building mathematical ecological models.
Flowering currant, ivy, Portuguese laurel, and woad might all have grown in a medieval garden, but it would have taken special expertise to extract and create rich blue and purple pigments from them.
Humans have been extracting dyes and inks from natural materials for millennia, and the practice was firmly established during the medieval era, recorded in manuscripts that survive today.
“Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree” brings together recipes for making natural colors according to season, method, and ingredients.
