Ecological Assembly Rules

Ecological Assembly Rules
Author: Evan Weiher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2001-08-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521655330

Considers the evidence for the existence of unifying rules controlling the formation and maintenance of ecological communities.

Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology

Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology
Author: Vicky M. Temperton
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 159726590X

Understanding how ecosystems are assembled -- how the species that make up a particular biological community arrive in an area, survive, and interact with other species -- is key to successfully restoring degraded ecosystems. Yet little attention has been paid to the idea of assembly rules in ecological restoration, in both the scientific literature and in on-the-ground restoration efforts. Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology, edited by Vicky M. Temperton, Richard J. Hobbs, Tim Nuttle, and Stefan Halle, addresses that shortcoming, offering an introduction, overview, and synthesis of the potential role of assembly rules theory in restoration ecology. It brings together information and ideas relating to ecosystem assembly in a restoration context, and includes material from a wide geographic range and a variety of perspectives. Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology contributes new knowledge and ideas to the subjects of assembly rules and restoration ecology and represents an important summary of the current status of an emerging field. It combines theoretical and practical aspects of restoration, making it a vital compendium of information and ideas for restoration ecologists, professionals, and practitioners.

Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology

Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
Author: Francesco de Bello
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1108472915

Trait-based ecology is rapidly expanding. This comprehensive and accessible guide covers the main concepts and tools in functional ecology.

Vegetation Ecology

Vegetation Ecology
Author: Eddy van der Maarel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2012-10-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118452488

Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/vandermaarelfranklin/vegetationecology. Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Written by leading experts in their field from four continents, the second edition of this book: covers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations; reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective; presents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology, ecosystem ecology and global change studies; tackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species; includes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional types Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers and teachers in plant ecology, geography, forestry and nature conservation. Vegetation Ecology takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and will be welcomed as an essential reference for plant ecologists the world over.

A Framework for Community Ecology

A Framework for Community Ecology
Author: Paul A. Keddy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2021-12-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1316512606

Offers a unifying framework for community ecology by addressing how communities are assembled from species pools.

Plants and Vegetation

Plants and Vegetation
Author: Paul Keddy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2007-06-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1139464256

Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world's living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth's climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere. This vibrant introductory textbook integrates important classical themes with recent ideas, models and data. The book begins with the origin of plants and their role in creating the biosphere as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the exploration of causation with chapters, amongst others, on resources, stress, competition, predation, and mutualism. The book concludes with a chapter on conservation, addressing the concern that as many as one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction. Each chapter is enriched with striking and unusual examples of plants (e.g., stone plants, carnivorous plants) and plant habitats (e.g., isolated tropical tepui, arctic cliffs). Paul Keddy writes in a lively and thought-provoking style which will appeal to students at all levels.

The Nature of Plant Communities

The Nature of Plant Communities
Author: J. Bastow Wilson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 110848221X

Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.

Joint Species Distribution Modelling

Joint Species Distribution Modelling
Author: Otso Ovaskainen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1108492460

A comprehensive account of joint species distribution modelling, covering statistical analyses in light of modern community ecology theory.

Community Ecology

Community Ecology
Author: Herman A. Verhoef
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2010
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199228973

Community ecology is the study of the interactions between populations of co-existing species. Co-edited by two prominent community ecologists and featuring contributions from top researchers in the field, this book provides a survey of the state-of-the-art in both the theory and applications of the discipline. It pays special attention to topology, dynamics, and the importance of spatial and temporal scale while also looking at applications to emerging problems in human-dominated ecosystems (including the restoration and reconstruction of viable communities). Community Ecology: Processes, Models, and Applications adopts a mainly theoretical approach and focuses on the use of network-based theory, which remains little explored in standard community ecology textbooks. The book includes discussion of the effects of biotic invasions on natural communities; the linking of ecological network structure to empirically measured community properties and dynamics; the effects of evolution on community patterns and processes; and the integration of fundamental interactions into ecological networks. A final chapter indicates future research directions for the discipline.