Theoretical Ecology publishes innovative research in theoretical ecology, including ecophysiology, population ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, ecosystem ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem and landscape ecology. The editors emphasize work that bridges disciplinary boundaries, such as the intersection between quantitative social sciences and ecology, or physical influences on ecological processes. The contents include regular articles, review papers, and rapid communications. Review papers will be published after a thorough review process; please contact the reviews editor before submission. Theoretical Ecology also offers a rapid communications option for short manuscripts of unusually broad interest to the ecological community.
Theoretical Ecology
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 1874-1738 |
e-ISSN | 1874-1746 |
DOI | 10.1007/12080.1874-1746 |
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Additional information
Data set: Springer
Articles
Theoretical Ecology > 2019 > 12 > 3 > 345-345
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The name "Yuxian Zhang" should be corrected to "Yuxiang Zhang".
Theoretical Ecology > 2019 > 12 > 3 > 365-378
Numerous animal species use defense mechanisms such as chemical secretion to defend against attacks of predators. Although defense mechanisms have the potential to considerably change the dynamics and stability of a system, few theoretical studies exist. In this paper, we focus on predator-prey systems with reservoir-based chemical defense, which is also called “reducible defense” and is widespread...
Theoretical Ecology > 2019 > 12 > 3 > 265-281
We revisit a seminal paper by Levin (Am Nat 108:207–228, 1974), where spatially mediated coexistence and spatial pattern formation were described. We do so by reviewing and explaining the mathematical tools used to evaluate the dynamics of ecological systems in space, from the perspective of recent developments in spatial population dynamics. We stress the importance of space-mediated stability for...