As community ecology is broadening to include behavior, behavioral ecologists can begin to incorporate ecological perspectives in asking evolutionary questions.

Through a dialectical analysis of alternative paradigms in ecology, it is argued that BEC's holistic, developmental view of terrestrial ecosystems is fundamentally compatible with complexity theory and provides the information content missing from contemporary ecosystem ecology.

However if deep ecology is interpreted as an aesthetic movement, then it is both philosophically coherent and practically adequate.

Community ecology can provide behavioral ecology with the tools to ask realistic questions about the current action of natural selection.

It is suggested that applied ecology serve as an integrative paradigm for these new and vital interdisciplinary fields of knowledge.

As we discuss here, preliminary evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a dynamic interplay between ecology and evolution within communities, yet researchers have not yet demonstrated convincingly whether, and under what circumstances, it is important for biologists to bridge community ecology and evolutionary biology.

Points 2, 3 and 4 above demonstrate how the Journal of Applied Ecology communicates the value and utility of ecology to society at large.

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Open access•Journal Article•DOI The fusion of behavioral ecology and ecology Deborah M. Gordon 01 Mar 2011-Behavioral Ecology 52 Citations	As community ecology is broadening to include behavior, behavioral ecologists can begin to incorporate ecological perspectives in asking evolutionary questions.
Journal Article•DOI Rethinking biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification for a changing world HaeusslerSybille 24 Aug 2011-Environmental Reviews 34 Citations	Through a dialectical analysis of alternative paradigms in ecology, it is argued that BEC's holistic, developmental view of terrestrial ecosystems is fundamentally compatible with complexity theory and provides the information content missing from contemporary ecosystem ecology.
Journal Article•DOI Deep Ecology as an Aesthetic Movement Tony Lynch 01 May 1996-Environmental Values 11 Citations	However if deep ecology is interpreted as an aesthetic movement, then it is both philosophically coherent and practically adequate.
Open access•Journal Article•DOI The fusion of behavioral ecology and ecology Deborah M. Gordon 01 Mar 2011-Behavioral Ecology 52 Citations	Community ecology can provide behavioral ecology with the tools to ask realistic questions about the current action of natural selection.
Journal Article•DOI Applied Ecology: An Integrative Paradigm for the 1980s Gary W. Barrett 01 Dec 1984-Environmental Conservation 13 Citations	It is suggested that applied ecology serve as an integrative paradigm for these new and vital interdisciplinary fields of knowledge.
Journal Article•DOI An emerging synthesis between community ecology and evolutionary biology. Marc T. J. Johnson, Marc T. J. Johnson, John R. Stinchcombe - Show less +2 more 01 May 2007-Trends in Ecology and Evolution 446 Citations	As we discuss here, preliminary evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a dynamic interplay between ecology and evolution within communities, yet researchers have not yet demonstrated convincingly whether, and under what circumstances, it is important for biologists to bridge community ecology and evolutionary biology.
Open access•Journal Article•DOI Communicating the value of ecology Stephen James Ormerod, M.W. Pienkowski, Andrew R. Watkinson - Show less +2 more 01 Dec 1999-Journal of Applied Ecology 36 Citations	Points 2, 3 and 4 above demonstrate how the Journal of Applied Ecology communicates the value and utility of ecology to society at large.