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] |
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 | ||
|
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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The Princeton guide to ecology / / Simon A. Levin, editor ; Stephen R. Carpenter and others, associate editors |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 809 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
Disciplina | 577 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Ecology - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
1-78268-296-1
1-282-69213-5 9786612692130 1-84972-699-X 1-4008-3302-7 |
Classificazione | RB 10525 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Autecology -- Population ecology -- Communities and ecosystems -- Landscapes and the biosphere -- Conservation biology -- Ecosystem services -- Managing the biosphere -- Milestones in ecology. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996339110003316 |
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The Princeton guide to ecology / / Simon A. Levin, editor ; Stephen R. Carpenter and others, associate editors |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 809 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
Disciplina | 577 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Ecology - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
1-78268-296-1
1-282-69213-5 9786612692130 1-84972-699-X 1-4008-3302-7 |
Classificazione | RB 10525 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Autecology -- Population ecology -- Communities and ecosystems -- Landscapes and the biosphere -- Conservation biology -- Ecosystem services -- Managing the biosphere -- Milestones in ecology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140734403321 |
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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