Scale, heterogeneity, and the structure and diversity of ecological communities
By: Mark E. Ritchie.
Series: Monographs in population biology
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780691090696; 9780691090702
Subjects: Ecological heterogeneity; Biodiversity; Biotic communities; Animal population density
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Community ecology lives; title: The geometry of heterogeneity; title: Scaling relationships for the consumption of resources; title: Food, resources, and scale-dependent niches; title: Size structure in ecological guilds; title: Heterogeneity and patterns of species diversity; title: Biodiversity conservation in fractal landscapes; title: Testing the model; title: Perspectives, caveats, and conclusions.