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Ecological Niches : Linking Classical and Contemporary Approaches.
Why do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems? All of these questions share a single core concept--the ecological niche. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; One
- Introduction: history, context, and purpose; Two
- Revising the niche concept: definitions and mechanistic models; Three
- Comparing classical and contemporary niche theory; Four
- Designs and limitations of empirical approaches to the niche; Five
- Incorporating biological complexities; Six
- Environmental variability in time and space; Seven
- Species sorting in communities; Eight
- Community succession, assembly, and biodiversity; Nine
- Niche relations within ecosystems; Ten
- The evolutionary niche; Eleven
- Conclusions; Literature cited; Index.