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Predictability in Lake Ecosystems: the Role of Biotic Interactions

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Potentials and Limitations of Ecosystem Analysis

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 61))

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The aim of ecology can probably be defined as “prediction of the abundance and distribution of organisms in time and space”. With respect to ecosystem research this means that we intend to predict how the structure of an ecosystem will change during the season and during ecological time and how a particular system will react to disturbances.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Postfach 101251, D-8580, Bayreuth, Germany

    Ernst-Detlef Schulze

  2. Lehrstuhl für Tierökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Postfach 101251, D-8580, Bayreuth, Germany

    Helmut Zwölfer

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Lampert, W. (1987). Predictability in Lake Ecosystems: the Role of Biotic Interactions. In: Schulze, ED., Zwölfer, H. (eds) Potentials and Limitations of Ecosystem Analysis. Ecological Studies, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71630-0_16

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