1: Introduction Gabriel Gellner, Kevin S. McCann & Emily J. Champagne2: Species coexistence Peter Chesson3: The synergistic effects of interaction strength and lags on ecological stability Gabriel Gellner, Kevin S. McCann & Christopher Greyson-Gaito4: Non-equilibrium dynamics and stochastic processes Karen C. Abbott5: The impact of population structure on population and community dynamics André M. de Roos6: Models for large ecological communities - a random matrix approach Stefano Allesina & Jacopo Grilli7: A structural theory of mutualistic networks Jordi Bascompte & Antonio Ferrera8: A data driven approach to complex ecological systems Michio Kondoh, Kazutaka Kawatsu, Yutaka Osada & Masayuki Ushio9: Trait-based models of complex ecological network Ulrich Brose10: Ecological networks: from structure to dynamics Sonia Kéfi11: Trait-based ecological and eco-evolutionary theory Christopher A. Klausmeier, Colin T. Kremer & Thomas Koffel12: Toward a general theory of metacommunity ecology Dominique Gravel & François Massol13: Theories of diversity in disease ecology T. Alex Perkins & Jason R. Rohr14: Climate change: Studying the effects of temperature on population and community dynamics David A. Vasseur15: Alternative stable states, tipping points, and early warning signals of ecological transitions John M. Drake, Suzanne M. O'Regan, Vasilis Dakos, Sonia Kéfi & Pejman Rohani16: Areas of current and future growth Kevin S. McCann & Gabriel Gellner

"This book continues the authoritative and established edited series of theoretical ecology books initiated by Robert May which helped pave the way for ecology to become a more robust theoretical science, encouraging the modern biologist to better understand the mathematics behind their theories. This latest instalment in the Theoretical Ecology series builds on the legacy of its predecessors with a completely new set of contributions. Rather than placing emphasis on the historical ideas in theoretical ecology, the editors have encouraged each contribution to: i) synthesize historical theoretical ideas within modern frameworks that have emerged in the last ten to twenty years (e.g., bridging population interactions to whole food webs); ii) describe novel theory that has emerged in the last twenty years from historical empirical areas (e.g., macro-ecology); and iii) cover the booming area of theoretical ecological applications (e.g., disease theory and global change theory). The result is a forward-looking synthesis that will help guide the field through a further decade of development and discovery"-- Provided by publisher

Theoretical Ecology: concepts and applications continues the authoritative and established sequence of theoretical ecology books initiated by Robert M. May which helped pave the way for ecology to become a more robust theoretical science, encouraging the modern biologist to better understand the mathematics behind their theories. This latest instalment builds on the legacy of its predecessors with a completely new set of contributions.Rather than placingemphasis on the historical ideas in theoretical ecology, the Editors have encouraged each contribution to: synthesize historical theoretical ideas within modern frameworks that have emerged in the last 10-20 years (e.g. bridging population interactions to whole food webs); describe novel theory that has emergedin the last 20 years from historical empirical areas (e.g. macro-ecology); and finally to cover the rapidly expanding area of theoretical ecological applications (e.g.disease theory and global change theory). The result is a forward-looking synthesis that will help guide the field through a further decade of discovery and development. It is written for upper level undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers seeking synthesis and the state of the art in growing areas of interest in theoretical ecology, genetics, evolutionary ecology, and mathematical biology.