Borrowed Concepts
Reply to Davy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7604463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Rhoades (University of Arizona), David Phillips (0000-0002-2513-6831, University of California, Santa Cruz), David A Phillips |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 349-351 |
| Publication date | 1980-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/279298 |
| OpenAlex | W2324061220 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Although Davy has defended the ecotone concept, it remains open to question on ecological grounds. A number of weaknesses in Davy's arguments are discussed. Davy's comments are themselves an illustration of the greater problem—the abuse of concepts borrowed from ecology
Biology · Ecotone · Epistemology · Ecology · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · History · Marine Biology and Ecology Research · Philosophy · Species Distribution and Climate Change
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |