Biodiversity

An Ecological Perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Despite acknowledgment that loss of living diversity is an international biological crisis, the ecological causes and consequences of extinction have not yet been widely addressed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:294
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781461273349

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Innehållsförteckning

I. Ecological Causes of Biodiversity.- 1. Biogeographic Patterns of Avian Diversity in Australia.- 2. The Role of Architecture in Enhancing Plant Species Diversity.- 3. Species Coexistence and Abundance: Patterns and Processes.- II. Evolutionary Causes of Biodiversity.- 4. Extinction and the Evolutionary Process.- 5. Diversity and Evolution of Symbiotic Interactions.- 6. Global Diversification of Termites Driven by the Evolution of Symbiosis and Sociality.- III. Biodiversity and Ecological Complexity.- 7. Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Herbivorous Insects.- 8. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles with Multifunctional Effects in Ecosystems: A Complex Pattern of Biotic Interactions.- 9. How a Butterfly Copes with the Problem of Biological Diversity.- IV. Biodiversity and Ecological Function.- 10. Successional Development, Energetics, and Diversity in Planktonic Communities.- 11. Food Web Structure and Biodiversity in Lake Ecosystems.- 12. The Role of Species in Ecosystems: Aspects of Ecological Complexity and Biological Diversity.- V. Management for Biodiversity Conservation.- 13. Sources and Management of Biodiversity in the Russian Far East.- 14. Singapore: A Case Study for Tropical Rain Forest Fragmentation and Biodiversity Loss.- 15. Management of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems: Dynamic Aspects of Habitat Complexity in Stream Ecosystems.- Conclusion.- 16. Biodiversity: Interfacing Populations and Ecosystems.