From Populations to Ecosystems : Theoretical Foundations for a New Ecological Synthesis (MPB-46) /

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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Autor principal: Loreau, Michel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Biodiversität.
Ökosystem.
Populationsbiologie.
Ökologie.
Populationsbiologie
Artenreichtum
Ökologie
Population biology.
Ecology.
Biodiversity.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
ecology.
Écologie.
Biologie des populations.
Biodiversite.
Population Characteristics
Biodiversity
Ecology
Electronic books.
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.

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