Community ecology
"Community ecology -- the study of the patterns and processes involving two or more species -- has developed rapidly in the last two decades, driven on by new and more sophisticated research techniques, advances in mathematical theory and modeling, and the increasing pressure on the environment wrought by humans. Once a purely descriptive science it is now one of the most forward-looking areas of scientific inquiry. Peter Morin skillfully guides us through the main tenets and central concepts of community ecology--competition, predation, food webs, indirect effects, habitat selection, diversity, and succession. Required reading for all students and practitioners interested in community phenomena, Community Ecology marks an important contribution to the development of this protean discipline." -- Publisher
Print Book, English, ©1999
Blackwell Science, Malden, Mass., ©1999