Screen LibraryWhy ecology matters /
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The University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226318011 (cloth : alkaline paper) : 022631801X (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780226318158 (paperback : alkaline paper) 022631815X (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: | Q145 |
| Call Number: | Q145/K921 |
| Contents: | What limits the geographic distribution of organisms? -- Populations cannot increase without limit -- Favorable and unfavorable habitats exist for every species -- Overexploited populations will collapse -- Plant and animal communities can recover from disturbances -- Communities can exist in several configurations -- Keystone species may be essential to the functioning of biological communities -- Natural systems are products of evolution -- Natural systems recycle essential materials -- Solar energy powers natural ecosystems -- Climates change, communities and ecosystems change -- Extincti |