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The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others]
| The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (446 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Species diversity Endangered species Biodiversity conservation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-691-09004-1
1-4008-6677-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part I. Using Experimental Removals of Species to Reveal the Consequences of Biodiversity Depletion -- Introduction -- 1. Native Thistles: Expendable or Integral to Ecosystem Resistance to Invasion? / Louda, Svat̆a M. / Rand, Tatyana A. -- 2. The Overriding Importance of Environmental Context in Determining the Outcome of Species-Deletion Experiments / Menge, Bruce A. -- 3. Species Importance and Context: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Species Interactions / Harley, Christopher D. G. -- 4. Effects of Removing a Vertebrate versus an Invertebrate Predator on a Food Web, and What Is Their Relative Importance? / Schoener, Thomas W. / Spiller, David A. -- 5. Understanding the Effects of Reduced Biodiversity: A Comparison of Two Approaches / Wootton, J. Timothy / Downing, Amy L. -- Part II. The Anthropogenic Perspective -- Introduction -- 6 . Models of Ecosystem Reliability and Their Implications for the Question of Expendability / Naeem, Shahid -- 7. Predicting the Effects of Species Loss on Community Stability / Doak, Dan / Marvier, Michelle -- 8. One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish: Which Invasions Matter? / Ruesink, Jennifer L. -- 9. Ecological Gambling: Expendable Extinctions Versus Acceptable Invasions / Wonham, Marjorie J. -- 10. Rarity and Functional Importance in a Phytoplankton Community / Schindler, Daniel E. / Chang, Gary C. / Lubetkin, Susan / Abella, Sally E. B. / Edmondson, W. T. -- 11. Community and Ecosystem Impacts of Single-Species Extinctions / Simberloff, Daniel -- Part III. Linkages and Externalities -- Introduction -- 12. Social Conflict, Biological Ignorance, and Trying to Agree Which Species Are Expendable / Leigh, Egbert Giles -- 13. Which Mutualists Are Most Essential? Buffering of Plant Reproduction against the Extinction of Pollinators / Morris, William F. -- 14.The Expendability of Species: A Test Case Based on the Caterpillars on Goldenrods / Root, Richard B. -- 15. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Importance of Species: Why Ecologists Care about Evolution / Palumbi, Stephen R. -- 16. Recovering Species of Conservation Concern-Are Populations Expendable? / Ruckelshaus, Mary / McElhany, Paul / Ford, Michael J. -- 17. Virus Specificity in Disease Systems: Are Species Redundant? / Power, Alison G. / Flecker, Alexander S. -- Conclusion: Bob Paine's Contributions to the Science of Assessing Species Importance: Past, Present, and Future? -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459925603321 |
| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others]
| The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (446 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Species diversity Endangered species Biodiversity conservation |
| ISBN |
0-691-09004-1
1-4008-6677-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part I. Using Experimental Removals of Species to Reveal the Consequences of Biodiversity Depletion -- Introduction -- 1. Native Thistles: Expendable or Integral to Ecosystem Resistance to Invasion? / Louda, Svat̆a M. / Rand, Tatyana A. -- 2. The Overriding Importance of Environmental Context in Determining the Outcome of Species-Deletion Experiments / Menge, Bruce A. -- 3. Species Importance and Context: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Species Interactions / Harley, Christopher D. G. -- 4. Effects of Removing a Vertebrate versus an Invertebrate Predator on a Food Web, and What Is Their Relative Importance? / Schoener, Thomas W. / Spiller, David A. -- 5. Understanding the Effects of Reduced Biodiversity: A Comparison of Two Approaches / Wootton, J. Timothy / Downing, Amy L. -- Part II. The Anthropogenic Perspective -- Introduction -- 6 . Models of Ecosystem Reliability and Their Implications for the Question of Expendability / Naeem, Shahid -- 7. Predicting the Effects of Species Loss on Community Stability / Doak, Dan / Marvier, Michelle -- 8. One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish: Which Invasions Matter? / Ruesink, Jennifer L. -- 9. Ecological Gambling: Expendable Extinctions Versus Acceptable Invasions / Wonham, Marjorie J. -- 10. Rarity and Functional Importance in a Phytoplankton Community / Schindler, Daniel E. / Chang, Gary C. / Lubetkin, Susan / Abella, Sally E. B. / Edmondson, W. T. -- 11. Community and Ecosystem Impacts of Single-Species Extinctions / Simberloff, Daniel -- Part III. Linkages and Externalities -- Introduction -- 12. Social Conflict, Biological Ignorance, and Trying to Agree Which Species Are Expendable / Leigh, Egbert Giles -- 13. Which Mutualists Are Most Essential? Buffering of Plant Reproduction against the Extinction of Pollinators / Morris, William F. -- 14.The Expendability of Species: A Test Case Based on the Caterpillars on Goldenrods / Root, Richard B. -- 15. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Importance of Species: Why Ecologists Care about Evolution / Palumbi, Stephen R. -- 16. Recovering Species of Conservation Concern-Are Populations Expendable? / Ruckelshaus, Mary / McElhany, Paul / Ford, Michael J. -- 17. Virus Specificity in Disease Systems: Are Species Redundant? / Power, Alison G. / Flecker, Alexander S. -- Conclusion: Bob Paine's Contributions to the Science of Assessing Species Importance: Past, Present, and Future? -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787225603321 |
| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others]
| The importance of species : perspectives on expendability and triage / / edited by Peter Kareiva and Simon A. Levin ; contributors, Sally E. B. Abella [and twenty-seven others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (446 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Species diversity Endangered species Biodiversity conservation |
| ISBN |
0-691-09004-1
1-4008-6677-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part I. Using Experimental Removals of Species to Reveal the Consequences of Biodiversity Depletion -- Introduction -- 1. Native Thistles: Expendable or Integral to Ecosystem Resistance to Invasion? / Louda, Svat̆a M. / Rand, Tatyana A. -- 2. The Overriding Importance of Environmental Context in Determining the Outcome of Species-Deletion Experiments / Menge, Bruce A. -- 3. Species Importance and Context: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Species Interactions / Harley, Christopher D. G. -- 4. Effects of Removing a Vertebrate versus an Invertebrate Predator on a Food Web, and What Is Their Relative Importance? / Schoener, Thomas W. / Spiller, David A. -- 5. Understanding the Effects of Reduced Biodiversity: A Comparison of Two Approaches / Wootton, J. Timothy / Downing, Amy L. -- Part II. The Anthropogenic Perspective -- Introduction -- 6 . Models of Ecosystem Reliability and Their Implications for the Question of Expendability / Naeem, Shahid -- 7. Predicting the Effects of Species Loss on Community Stability / Doak, Dan / Marvier, Michelle -- 8. One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish: Which Invasions Matter? / Ruesink, Jennifer L. -- 9. Ecological Gambling: Expendable Extinctions Versus Acceptable Invasions / Wonham, Marjorie J. -- 10. Rarity and Functional Importance in a Phytoplankton Community / Schindler, Daniel E. / Chang, Gary C. / Lubetkin, Susan / Abella, Sally E. B. / Edmondson, W. T. -- 11. Community and Ecosystem Impacts of Single-Species Extinctions / Simberloff, Daniel -- Part III. Linkages and Externalities -- Introduction -- 12. Social Conflict, Biological Ignorance, and Trying to Agree Which Species Are Expendable / Leigh, Egbert Giles -- 13. Which Mutualists Are Most Essential? Buffering of Plant Reproduction against the Extinction of Pollinators / Morris, William F. -- 14.The Expendability of Species: A Test Case Based on the Caterpillars on Goldenrods / Root, Richard B. -- 15. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Importance of Species: Why Ecologists Care about Evolution / Palumbi, Stephen R. -- 16. Recovering Species of Conservation Concern-Are Populations Expendable? / Ruckelshaus, Mary / McElhany, Paul / Ford, Michael J. -- 17. Virus Specificity in Disease Systems: Are Species Redundant? / Power, Alison G. / Flecker, Alexander S. -- Conclusion: Bob Paine's Contributions to the Science of Assessing Species Importance: Past, Present, and Future? -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819304003321 |
| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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