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Ecology.
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Population biology.
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Coexistence of species.
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Ecosystem management.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (xviii, 393 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt |
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computer c |
| Carrier |
online resource cr |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- PART I: Populations, Variability, and Scaling -- Ecological Scaling in Space and Time: A New Tool in Plain Sight? -- How Will Organisms Respond to Complex, Novel Environments? -- Variance-Explicit Ecology: A Call for Holistic Study of the Consequences of Variability at Multiple Scales -- Why Does Intra-Genotypic Variance Persist? -- Population Dynamics of Species with Complex Life Cycles -- What Determines Population Density? -- PART II: Population Biology and the Ecology of Individuals |
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Neglected Problems in Ecology: Interdependence and Mutualism -- Ecology "through the Looking Glass": What Might Be the Ecological Consequences of Stopping Mutation? -- Ecology and Evolution Is Hindered by the Lack of Individual-Based Data -- Do Temperate and Tropical Birds Have Different Mating Systems? -- Leaf Structure and Function -- PART III: Coexistence -- The Dimensions of Species Coexistence -- Evolution, Speciation, and the Persistence Paradox -- What Is the Species Richness Distribution? |
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: High Non-Neutral Diversity and High-Dimensional Trait Space in Pathogen Populations and Ecological Communities -- PART IV: Ecological Communities and Ecosystems -- What Regulates Growth across Levels of Organization? -- The Ecosystem: Superorganism, or Collection of Individuals? -- Untangling Food Webs -- What Determines the Abundance of Lianas and Vines? -- The World Beneath Us: Making Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Central to Environmental Policy -- PART V: Ecology and Health -- Ecology and Medicines -- Six Wedges to Curing Disease |
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PART VI: Conservation Biology and Natural Resource Management -- Collective Cooperation: From Ecological Communities to Global Governance and Back -- Keeping the Faith: The Case for Very-Large Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas -- How Does Biodiversity Relate to Ecosystem Functioning in Natural Ecosystems? -- PART VII: Final Thoughts -- A Science Business Model for Answering Important Questions -- Going Big -- Index |
| Alt author |
Dobson, Andrew, editor.
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Holt, Robert D., editor.
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Tilman, David, 1949- editor.
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| ISBN |
0691195323 electronic book |
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9780691195322 (electronic bk.) |
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9780691199832 hardcover |
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9780691199825 paperback |
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0691199833 |
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9780691199832 |
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0691199825 |
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9780691199825 |
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