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From Populations to Ecosystems : Theoretical Foundations for a New Ecological Synthesis /

The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades. What is critically needed today is an integrated, real-world approach to ecology that reflects the interdependency of biodiversity an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loreau, Michel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Monographs in population biology ; 46.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Population and ecosystem approaches in ecology
  • The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
  • Food webs, interaction webs, and ecosystem functioning
  • Stability and complexity of ecosystems : new perspectives on an old debate
  • Material cycling and the overall functioning of ecosystems
  • Spatial dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : metacommunities and meta-ecosystems
  • Evolution of ecosystems and ecosystem properties
  • Postface : toward an integrated, predictive ecology.