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The Balance of Nature? Ecological Issues in the Conservation of Species and Communities
Door Stuart L. Pimm
| Categorie | Algemeen wetenschap |
|---|---|
| Boeknummer | #398576 |
| Titel | The Balance of Nature? Ecological Issues in the Conservation of Species and Communities |
| Auteur | Pimm, Stuart L. |
| Boektype | Paperback |
| Uitgeverij | Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press |
| Jaar van uitgave | 1991 |
| ISBN10 | 0226668304 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226668307 |
| Taal | Engels |
| Beschrijving | Paperback, figures/tables, 8vo. |
| Samenvatting | Why "the balance of nature"? Resilience. Temporal variability and the individual species. The effects of food-web structure. The variability of the environment. Nonlinear dynamics, strange attractors, and chaos. Extinctions. Species differences and community structure as explanations of why introductions fail. Patterns in species composition. Food-web structure and community persistence. Community assembly; or why are there so many kinds of communities? Small-scale experimental removals of species. Food webs and resistance. Changes in total density and species composition. The consequences of introductions and extinctions. Multispecies models and their limitations. Conclusions and caveats. |
| Pagina's | 434 |
| Conditie | Goed |
| Prijs | € 15,00 |
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