04938cam a2200721Ia 4500 ocn746324294 OCoLC 20171116112123.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 110811s2011 enkab ob 001 0 eng d 9781444341966 (electronic bk.) 1444341960 (electronic bk.) 9781444341935 (electronic bk.) 1444341936 (electronic bk.) 9781444338218 (cloth) 1444338218 (cloth) 9781405124119 (pbk.) 1405124113 (pbk.) 9781444341942 (ePub) 1444341944 (ePub) 9781444341959 (Mobi) 1444341952 (Mobi) AU@ 000047980800 DEBSZ 372703410 DEBSZ 405667019 DEBSZ 425883892 NLGGC 35671361X NZ1 15915478 DEBBG BV043393393 (OCoLC)746324294 (OCoLC)747412431 10.1002/9781444341966 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng pn DG1 E7B CDX YDXCP IUL WAU EBLCP REDDC OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ N$T OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCA OCLCQ COO OCLCQ DEBBG MAIN QH541 .M574 2011eb NAT 010000 bisacsh NAT 045040 bisacsh SCI 026000 bisacsh SCI 020000 bisacsh 577.8/2 23 Morin, Peter J. (Peter Jay), 1953- Community ecology / Peter J. Morin. [electronic resource] 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2011. 1 online resource (x, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Communities: Basic Patterns and Elementary Processes. Communities -- Competition: Mechanisms, Models, and Niches -- Competition: Experiments, Observations, and Null Models -- Predation and Communities: Empirical Patterns -- Models of Predation in Simple Communities -- Food Webs -- Mutualisms -- Indirect Effects -- Factors Influencing Interactions Among Species. Temporal Patterns: Seasonal Dynamics, Priority Effects, and Assembly Rules -- Factors Infl uencing Interactions Among Species. Habitat Selection -- Spatial Dynamics -- Large -- Scale, Integrative Community Phenomena. Causes and Consequences of Diversity -- Succession -- Applied Community Ecology -- Appendix: Stability Analysis. All 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. Print version record. Biotic communities. NATURE Ecology. bisacsh NATURE Ecosystems & Habitats Wilderness. bisacsh SCIENCE Environmental Science. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Ecology. bisacsh Biotic communities. fast (OCoLC)fst00832828 Electronic books. Print version: Morin, Peter Jay, 1953- Community ecology. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2011 9781444338218 (DLC) 2011000108 (OCoLC)700735116 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444341966 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205205 205205