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

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

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Loreau, Michel,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Monographs in Population Biology ; 46
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 19 halftones. 54 line illus. 4 tables.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: On Unifying Approaches in Ecology
  • CHAPTER 1. Population and Ecosystem Approaches in Ecology
  • CHAPTER 2. The Maintenance and Functional Consequences of Species Diversity
  • CHAPTER 3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
  • CHAPTER 4. Food Webs, Interaction Webs, and Ecosystem Functioning
  • CHAPTER 5. Stability and Complexity of Ecosystems: New Perspectives on an Old Debate
  • CHAPTER 6. Material Cycling and the Overall Functioning of Ecosystems
  • CHAPTER 7. Spatial Dynamics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning:
  • CHAPTER 8. Evolution of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Properties
  • CHAPTER 9. Postface: Toward an Integrated, Predictive Ecology
  • References
  • Index

Similar Items