02466cam a2200529 i 4500 ocn931861118 OCoLC 20171024081950.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 151207s2016 enk ob 001 0 eng 2015047871 9781118905999 electronic bk. 1118905997 electronic bk. 9781118906002 electronic bk. 1118906004 electronic bk. 9781118905883 (cloth) 9781118905982 1118905989 DEBBG BV043738193 (OCoLC)931861118 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF N$T IDEBK DG1 N$T YDXCP CDX DEBBG pcc MAIN QH541 SCI 056000 bisacsh 571.8 23 Eichhorn, Markus P., author. Natural systems : the organisation of life / Markus P. Eichhorn. [electronic resource] Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016. 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : defining nature -- What is a species? -- The history of life -- How many species are there? -- Measuring diversity -- Niches -- Patterns in species richness -- Drivers of diversity -- Does diversity matter? -- Organisation at the community scale -- Stability -- Changes through time -- Changes through space -- Global patterns of life -- Regional species richness -- Latitudinal gradients -- Earth history -- Dispersal -- Life on islands -- Reinventing islands -- What is a natural system?. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher;. Biotic communities. Life cycles (Biology) Biotic communities. fast (OCoLC)fst00832828 Life cycles (Biology) fast (OCoLC)fst00998265 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Eichhorn, Markus P., author. Natural systems Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016 9781118905883 (DLC) 2015040946 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118905982 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 208248 208248