LEADER 03593nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910465351203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-15068-9 010 $a9786613150684 010 $a0-226-10181-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226101811 035 $a(CKB)2560000000073262 035 $a(EBL)688816 035 $a(OCoLC)721195316 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522189 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11345562 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522189 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10527878 035 $a(PQKB)11329104 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000113824 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC688816 035 $a(DE-B1597)524533 035 $a(OCoLC)1135583369 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226101811 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL688816 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468512 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315068 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000073262 100 $a20020819d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEcological niches$b[electronic resource] $elinking classical and contemporary approaches /$fJonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 1 $aInterspecific interactions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-10180-0 311 $a0-226-10179-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-205). 327 $a1. Introduction : history, context, and purpose -- 2. Revising the niche concept : definitions and mechanistic models -- 3. Comparing classical and contemporary niche theory -- 4. Designs and limitations of empirical approaches to the niche -- 5. Incorporating biological complexities -- 6. Environmental variability in time and space -- 7. Species sorting in communities -- 8. Community succession, assembly, and biodiversity -- 9. Niche relations within ecosystems -- 10. The evolutionary niche -- 11. Conclusions. 330 $aWhy do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems? All of these questions share a single core concept-the ecological niche. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavor among ecologists in recent years, Jonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold argue that the niche is an ideal tool with which to unify disparate research and theoretical approaches in contemporary ecology. Chase and Leibold define the niche as including both what an organism needs from its environment and how that organism's activities shape its environment. Drawing on the theory of consumer-resource interactions, as well as its graphical analysis, they develop a framework for understanding niches that is flexible enough to include a variety of small- and large-scale processes, from resource competition, predation, and stress to community structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. Chase and Leibold's synthetic approach will interest ecologists from a wide range of subdisciplines. 410 0$aInterspecific interactions. 606 $aNiche (Ecology) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNiche (Ecology) 676 $a577.8/2 686 $aWI 3060$2rvk 700 $aChase$b Jonathan M$0918774 701 $aLeibold$b Mathew A$0918775 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465351203321 996 $aEcological niches$92060375 997 $aUNINA