Resource Competition and Community Structure. (MPB-17) (Monographs in Population Biology, 17) - Tapa blanda

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Tilman, David

 
9780691083025: Resource Competition and Community Structure. (MPB-17) (Monographs in Population Biology, 17)
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ISBN 10: 0691083029 ISBN 13: 9780691083025
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1982

Sinopsis

One of the central questions of ecology is why there are so many different kinds of plants and animals. Here David Tilman presents a theory of how organisms compete for resources and the way their competition promotes diversity. Developing Hutchinson’s suggestion that the main cause of diversity is the feeding relations of species, this book builds a mechanistic, resource-based explanation of the structure and functioning of ecological communities. In a detailed analysis of the Park Grass Experiments at the Rothamsted Experimental Station in England, the author demonstrates that the dramatic results of these 120 years of experimentation are consistent with his theory, as are observations in many other natural communities.

The consumer-resource approach of this book is applicable to both animal and plant communities, but the majority of Professor Tilman’s discussion concentrates on the structure of plant communities. All theoretical arguments are developed graphically, and formal mathematics is kept to a minimum. The final chapters of the book provide some testable speculations about resources and animal communities and explore such problems as the evolution of "super species," the differences between plant and animal community diversity patterns, and the cause of plant succession.

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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In a detailed analysis of the Park Grass Experiments at the Rothamsted Experimental Station in England, the author demonstrates that the dramatic results of these 120 years of experimentation are consistent with his theory, as are observations in many other natural communities.

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Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
1982
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691083029
ISBN 13 
9780691083025
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Número de páginas
310
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9780691083018: Resource Competition and Community Structure (Monographs in Population Biology, 17)

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ISBN 10:  0691083010 ISBN 13:  9780691083018
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1982
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