title: Introduction to special issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 68, FIN-00014, Finland. Electronic address: stefan.geritz@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Stefan A H
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Geritz
authors.forename: Éva
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Kisdi
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Klausmeier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004463:Ecology / Q000266:history*; D017753:Ecosystem; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008954:Models, Biological; D009864:Ontario