Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities

"I admire the enthusiasm, dedication, and persistence of these authors for their interest in the natural history of their systems." --AMERICAN ZOOLOGIST

• Introduction to Long-Term Community Ecological Studies. On the Structure and Dynamics of Temperature Reef Fish Assemblages: Are Resources Tracked? Long-Term Studies of Northern Temperature Freshwater Fish Communities. Structure and Dynamics of Reef Fish Communities: A Biogeographical Comparison. Dynamic Diversity in Fish Assemblages of Tropical Rivers. Structure and Dynamics of a Turtle Community Over Two Decades. Predation and Competition in Salamander Communities. Long-Term Changes in Lizard Assemblages in the Great Victoria Desert: Dynamic Habitat Mosaics in Response to Wildfires. Structure and Dynamics of an Amphibian Community: Evidence from a 16-Year Study of a Natural Pond. Role of the Sibling Species in the Dynamics of the Forest-Birds Communities in M'Passa (Northeastern Gabon). Bird Communities in the Central Rocky Mountains. Finch Communities in a Climatically Fluctuating Environment. Waterfowl Communities in the Northern Plains. Small Mammal Community Patterns in Old Fields: Distinguishing Site-Specific from Regional Processes. Long-Term Studies of Small-Mammal Communities from Disturbed Habitats in Eastern Australia. Organization, Diversity, And Long-Term Dynamics of a Neotropical Bat Community. Desert Rodents: Long-Term Responses to Natural Changes and Experimental Manipulations.