Natural systems
Subtitle: composition and structure of habitats and communities
By: Markus P. Eichhorn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118905883; 9781118905920
Subjects: Biotic communities; Life cycles (Biology)
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : defining nature; title: What is a species?; title: The history of life; title: How many species are there?; title: Measuring diversity; title: Niches; title: Patterns in species richness; title: Drivers of diversity; title: Does diversity matter?; title: Organisation at the community scale; title: Stability; title: Changes through time; title: Changes through space; title: Global patterns of life; title: Regional species richness; title: Latitudinal gradients; title: Earth history; title: Dispersal; title: Life on islands; title: Reinventing islands; title: What is a natural system?.