Ecological systems are quintessentially complex systems. Understanding and being able to
predict phenomena typical of complex systems is, therefore, critical to progress in ecology …

The evening session in ecological complexity at the last Joint Meeting of the International
Association for Ecology (INTECOL) and the Ecological Society of America (ESA) held in …

Biocomplexity was introduced to most ecologists through the National Science Foundation's
grant program, and the literature intended to introduce that program. The generalities of that …

In this review we argue that theories and methodology arising from the field of complex
systems form a new paradigm for ecology. Patterns and processes resulting from …

My thesis is that, although ecologists have not named the concept as such, they are always
dealing with unruly complexity, that is, with ongoing change in the structure of situations that …

Advances in science are being sought in newly available opportunities to collect massive
quantities of data about complex systems. While key advances are being made in detailed …

Creative approaches at the interface of ecology, statistics, mathematics, informatics, and
computational science are essential for improving our understanding of complex ecological …

As defined by Ascher, biocomplexity results from a “multiplicity of interconnected
relationships and levels.” However, no integrative framework yet exists to facilitate the …

People. Biocomplexity research requires a team of researchers who are trained in different
disciplines, including the biological, physical, and social sciences, and who work together to …

Abstract [From the Introduction] It is the living world that first confronts us with real
complexity. From coral reefs to rainforests, complex patterns are evident everywhere in the …