Spatial Ecology: The Role of Space in Population Dynamics and Interspecific Interactions (MPB-30)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Spatial Ecology: The Role of Space in Population Dynamics and Interspecific Interactions (MPB-30)
By (Author) David Tilman
Edited by Peter Kareiva
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
17th March 1998
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Applied ecology
Biogeography
577.88
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
425g
Description
Addresses the fundamental effects of space in the dynamics of individual species and on the structure, dynamics, diversity and stability of multispecies communities. The book aims to demonstrate that the spatial structure of a habitat can fundamentally alter both the qualitative and quantitative dynamics and outcomes of ecological processes. It highlights the importance of space to five areas: stability, patterns of diversity, invasions, coexistence and pattern generation. It illustrates both the diversity of approaches used to study spatial ecology and the underlying similarities of these approaches.
Author Bio
David Tilman is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Ecology and Director of Cedar Creek Natural History Area at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities (Princeton). Peter Kareiva is Professor of Zoology at the University of Washington.
