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Autecology : organisms, interactions and environmental dynamics / / Gimme H. Walter, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia, Rob Hengeveld, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universit



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Autore: Walter G. H (Gimme Hugh), <1954, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Autecology : organisms, interactions and environmental dynamics / / Gimme H. Walter, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia, Rob Hengeveld, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universit Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 p.)
Disciplina: 577.01
Soggetto topico: Ecology - Philosophy
Biotic communities
Classificazione: NAT010000SCI027000
Persona (resp. second.): HengeveldRob
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: chapter 1. Introduction : an outline and justification for autecology -- chapter 2. Two alternative approaches in ecology -- chapter 3. Basic ecological processes and the autecological generalization -- chapter 4. Spatio-temporal dynamics : climatic variables and the response rates of organisms -- chapter 5. Environmental matching : individuals, species and scales in ecology -- chapter 6. Environmental response systems of organisms : co-determinants of spatio-temporal dynamics -- chapter 7. Quantifying autecology : survival, reproduction and movement -- chapter 8. Research in ecology : patterns and the scientific exploration and reconstruction of ecological processes -- chapter 9. Organisms across space and over time : deterministic structures, stochastic influences, environmental gradients and risk analysis -- chapter 10. Contrasting the ecological paradigms : principles, related sub-disciplines, general laws and prediction.
Sommario/riassunto: This book spells out the theoretical structure, methodology and philosophy of the science of autecology. The autecological approach focuses on the interactions of individual organisms (and their species-specific adaptations) with the spatio-temporal dynamics of their environment as a basis for interpreting patterns of diversity and abundance in natural systems. This organism-based approach to ecological interpretation provides a strong alternative to more traditional approaches and relates mechanistically to the underlying disciplines of anatomy, physiology, and behavior. The book includes illustrations, specific examples, graphs, maps, and other diagrams--
Titolo autorizzato: Autecology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-429-07638-X
1-4822-1415-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789244403321
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