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This book surveys a wide variety of mathematical models of diffusion in the ecological context. It is written with the primary intent of providing scientists, particularly physicists but also biologists, with some background in the mathematics and physics of diffusion, and shows how they can be applied to ecological problems. The secondary intent is to provide a specialized textbook for graduate students who are interested in mathematical ecology. The reader is assumed to have a basic knowledge of probability and differential equations. Each chapter in this new edition has been substantially updated by appropriate leading researchers in the field, and contains much new material covering developments in the field in the last 20 years.

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1 Introduction: The Mathematics of Ecological Diffusion 2 The Basics of Diffusion 3 Passive Diffusion in Ecosystems 4 Diffusion of ´Smell´ and ´Taste´: Chemical Communication 5 Mathematical Treatment of Biological Diffusion 6 Some Examples of Animal Diffusion 7 The Dynamics of Animal Grouping 8 Animal Movements in Home Range 9 Patchy Distribution and Diffusion 10 Population Dynamics in Temporal and Spatial Domains References Author Index Subject Index

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