Ecological niches linking classical and contemporary approaches /

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Autore principale: Chase, Jonathan M.
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Altri autori: Leibold, Mathew A.
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2003.
Serie:Interspecific interactions.
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Sommario:
  • 1. Introduction : history, context, and purpose
  • 2. Revising the niche concept : definitions and mechanistic models
  • 3. Comparing classical and contemporary niche theory
  • 4. Designs and limitations of empirical approaches to the niche
  • 5. Incorporating biological complexities
  • 6. Environmental variability in time and space
  • 7. Species sorting in communities
  • 8. Community succession, assembly, and biodiversity
  • 9. Niche relations within ecosystems
  • 10. The evolutionary niche
  • 11. Conclusions.