Species coexistence : ecological and evolutionary perspectives / M. Tokeshi.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tokeshi, M.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1999.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Biotic communities.
Species.
Resource partitioning (Ecology)
Evolution (Biology)
Genre:
Electronic books.
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Physical Description:x, 454 pages, 2 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction: conceptual threads
  • Origination: the basis of coexistence
  • Origination and evolution of communities
  • Patterns of species richness: temporal dimension
  • Patterns of species richness: spatial dimension
  • The niche, resources and species assembly
  • Niche apportionment and relative abundances of coexisting species
  • Competition, co-operation and coexistence
  • Agent-mediated coexistence: predation and disturbance
  • Patchiness, heterogeneity and stochasticity
  • Traits and coexistence
  • Stability and conservation of coexisting species
  • Concluding remarks.