February 18, 2011
by peter.taylor
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Contention motivating this taxonomizing: Research as well as the application of knowledge resulting from research are untroubled by heterogeneity to the extent that populations are well controlled. Such control can only be established and maintained with considerable effort or social … Continue reading
December 4, 2010
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Constructionist and landscape views (Taylor 2005, Chapter 1, Part A) reinforce other currents that have undermined the aspirations of earlier decades for identifying general principles about systems and communities (Kingsland 1995, 213-251; Taylor and Haila 2001). Since the 1980s ecologists … Continue reading
November 10, 2010
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What if everything is already unruly complexity? 1st Answer (after defining and illustrating the concept): There’s a qualitative difference in analysis of causes & implications This leads to Question 2: … implications for whom? Answer to Q2: Researcher in dialogue … Continue reading
November 9, 2010
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What if I think that everything is already unruly complexity? What do I do? First, I need to define for whoever is reading what I mean by that term. Unruly complexity refers to situations that 1. consist of heterogeneous components … Continue reading
September 28, 2010
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Integrating the structure and dynamics of evolution’s ecological context (see previous posts) remains a neglected project within evolutionary theory. Nevertheless, the different approaches to theorizing ecological organization can still be read in terms of the ways that evolutionary theory fits … Continue reading