02441nam a22003858a 4500 CR9781139048170 UkCbUP 20171019114426.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 110304s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139048170 (ebook) 9780521198639 (hardback) 9780521121705 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QH352 .T38 2014 581.7/88 23 Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process / Edited by Colleen K. Kelly, Michael G. Bowler, Gordon A. Fox. Temporal Dynamics & Ecological Process Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (333 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). In contrast with the fundamental ecological expectation that similarity induces competition and loss of species, temporal dynamics allows similar species to co-occur. In fact, the coexistence of similar species contributes significantly to species diversity and could affect ecosystem response to climate change. However, because temporal processes take place over time, they have often been a challenge to document or even to identify. Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process brings together studies that have met this challenge and present two specific aspects of temporal processes: reproductive scheduling and the stable coexistence of similar species. By using plants to extract general principles, these studies uncover deep ties between temporal niche dynamics and the above central ecological issues, thereby providing a better understanding of what drives temporal processes in nature. Written by leading scientists in the field, this title will be a valuable source of reference to research ecologists and those interested in temporal ecology. Population biology Biotic communities Plant populations Kelly, Colleen K., editor of compilation. Bowler, Michael G., editor of compilation. Fox, Gordon A., editor of compilation. Print version: 9780521198639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139048170 225596 225596