Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities /
Understanding and predicting species diversity in ecological communities is one of the great challenges in community ecology. This book presents a fresh theory of coexistence that incorporates two important aspects of biodiversity in nature - scale and spatial variation in the supply of limiting res...
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| author | Ritchie, Mark E., 1960-, author 520502 |
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| description | Understanding and predicting species diversity in ecological communities is one of the great challenges in community ecology. This book presents a fresh theory of coexistence that incorporates two important aspects of biodiversity in nature - scale and spatial variation in the supply of limiting resources. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:4639412021-04-25T08:24:42ZScale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / Ritchie, Mark E., 1960-, author 520502 textPrinceton : Princeton University Press,2010©2010engUnderstanding and predicting species diversity in ecological communities is one of the great challenges in community ecology. This book presents a fresh theory of coexistence that incorporates two important aspects of biodiversity in nature - scale and spatial variation in the supply of limiting resources.Includes bibliographical references and index.Community ecology lives -- The geometry of heterogeneity -- Scaling relationships for the consumption of resources -- Food, resources, and scale-dependent niches -- Size structure in ecological guilds -- Heterogeneity and patterns of species diversity -- Biodiversity conservation in fractal landscapes -- Testing the model -- Perspectives, caveats, and conclusions.Understanding and predicting species diversity in ecological communities is one of the great challenges in community ecology. This book presents a fresh theory of coexistence that incorporates two important aspects of biodiversity in nature - scale and spatial variation in the supply of limiting resources.PSZ_JBEcological heterogeneityBiodiversityBiotic communitiesAnimal population densityURN:ISBN:9780691090696 |
| spellingShingle | Ecological heterogeneity Biodiversity Biotic communities Animal population density Ritchie, Mark E., 1960-, author 520502 Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title | Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title_full | Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title_fullStr | Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title_short | Scale, Heterogeneity, and The Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities / |
| title_sort | scale heterogeneity and the structure and diversity of ecological communities |
| topic | Ecological heterogeneity Biodiversity Biotic communities Animal population density |
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