1. Ecological Understanding (2 nd edition) the nature of theory and the theory of nature 鄭先祐 (Ayo) 國立臺南大學 環境與生態學院 生態科學與技術學系 教授 環境生態 + 生態旅遊 ( 碩士班 ) Pickett, S. T. A., J. Kolasa, and C. G. Jones (2007) 1

2. Contents Part I Advancing the discipline and enhancing applications –Chap.01 integration in Ecology –Chap.02 understanding in Ecology Part II the Nature of theory –Chap.03 the anatomy of theory –Chap.04 the ontogeny of theory –Chap.05 the taxonomy of theory Part III from Theory to integration and application –Chap.06 fundamental questions: changes in understanding –Chap.07 integration and synthesis Part IV Theory and its environment –Chap.08 constraint and objectivity in ecological integration –Chap.09 ecological understanding and the public 2

3. Chap.01 Integration in Ecology Science is a map of reality – Raymo, C. 1991. The virgin and the mousetrap: essays in search of the soul of science. Viking Press, New York. 兩個主題： 1.There is a need for greater integration across the diverse discipline of ecology. 2.There is enhanced opportunity because new tools are available for integration. Integration requires that we know what we understand, what we want to integrate, and how to achieve this. 3

4. 4 Fig.1.2 The Topic gradient of ecology

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