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020 _a9781405124119 (pbk.)
020 _a9781444338218 (cloth)
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082 0 4 _a577.82
_bM6 2011
100 1 _aMorin, Peter Jay,
_d1953-
245 1 0 _aCommunity ecology /
_cPeter J. Morin
250 _a2 ed.
264 3 1 _aChichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ :
_bWiley,
_c2011
300 _ax, 407 p. :
_bill., maps. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
520 3 _aAll life on earth occurs in natural assemblages called communities. Community ecology is the study of patterns and processes involving these collections of two or more species. Communities are typically studied using a diversity of techniques, including observations of natural history, statistical descriptions of natural patterns, laboratory and field experiments, and mathematical modelling. Community patterns arise from a complex assortment of processes including competition, predation, mutualism, indirect effects, habitat selection, which result in the most complex biological entities on earth -- including iconic systems such as rain forests and coral reefs. This book introduces the reader to a balanced coverage of concepts and theories central to community ecology, using examples drawn from terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems, and focusing on animal, plant, and microbial species. The historical development of key concepts is described using descriptions of classic studies, while examples of exciting new developments in recent studies are used to point toward future advances in our understanding of community organization. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the crucial interplay between observations, experiments, and mathematical models. This second updated edition is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and established scientists who seek a broad overview of community ecology. The book has developed from a course in community ecology that has been taught by the author since 1983. Figures and tables can be downloaded for free from
650 1 4 _aCOMUNIDADES BIOTICAS
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.cicy.mx/sitios/sib/doctoelectronico/8807.pdf
_zVer tabla de contenido y/o resumen
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