Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-282) and index
I. Modeling ecological complexity. Problems of boundedness in modeling ecological systems -- Open sites in model building -- II. Interpreting ecological modelers in their complex social context. Metaphors and allegory in the origins of systems ecology -- Reconstructing heterogeneous webs in socio-environmental research -- III. Engaging reflexively within ecological, scientific, and social complexity. Reflecting on researchers' diverse resources -- Reasoned understandings and social change in research on common resources: introducing a framework to keep tensions active, productive, and ever-present