Dear Ecolog-Lers: I submit for comment and discussion the topic: ecological periodic tables; an idea originally proposed by Southwood (1977: Habitat, the templet for ecological strategies? Journal of Animal Ecology 46: 337–365) but only recently actualized.
To pique interest and for reference, there is a narrated slide presentation on ecological periodic tables at: http://my.brainshark.com/Periodic-Tables-PeerOvation-486260509, an ESA 2012 slide presentation on ecological periodic tables at: http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1092512, a forum article on ecological periodic tables (Ferraro 2013: Ecological periodic tables: in principle and practice. Oikos 122: 1541–1553), and three case study articles in which ecological periodic tables were constructed: Ferraro & Cole (2010: Ecological periodic tables for nekton usage of four US Pacific Northwest estuarine habitats. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 1957–1967), Ferraro & Cole (2011: Ecological periodic tables for benthic macrofaunal usage of estuarine habitats in the US Pacific Northwest. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 94: 36–47), Ferraro and Cole (2012: Ecological periodic tables for benthic macrofaunal usage of estuarine habitats: insights from a case study in Tillamook Bay, Oregon, USA. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 102–103: 70–83). Please send reprint requests and personal correspondence to the email address below. Steven P. Ferraro, Ph.D. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2111 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365-5260 TEL: 541-867-4048 Email: [email protected]
