From populations to ecosystems:theoretical foundations for a new ecological synthesis

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Loreau Michel
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Monographs in population biology ; 46
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Carrier Form: xiv, 297 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780691122694 (alk. paper)
0691122695 (alk. paper)
9780691122700 (alk. paper)
0691122709 (alk. paper)
Index Number: Q145
CLC: Q145
Call Number: Q145/L868
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-290) and index.
Population and ecosystem approaches in ecology -- The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- Food webs, interaction webs, and ecosystem functioning -- Stability and complexity of ecosystems: new perspectives on an old debate -- Material cycling and the overall functioning of ecosystems -- Spatial dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: metacommunities and meta-ecosystems -- Evolution of ecosystems and ecosystem properties -- Postface: toward an integrated, predictive ecology.