Macroecology: Concepts and Consequences
43rd Symposium of the British Ecological Society
Tim M Blackburn editor Kevin J Gaston editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:1st Aug '03
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Provides an overview of current thinking about macroecological patterns.
Macroecology: Concepts and Consequences provides an overview of current thinking about the form and determinants of macroecological patterns. Sections present different viewpoints on answers to key questions in macroecology, such as why are most species rare, small-bodied, and restricted in their distribution?Macroecology: Concepts and Consequences brings together for the first time major researchers in the field to present overviews of current thinking about the form and determinants of macroecological patterns. Each section presents different viewpoints on the answer to a key question in macroecology, such as why are most species rare, why are most species small-bodied, and why are most species restricted in their distribution?
'… this new book presents for the first time a comprehensive overview which summarizes a plethora of views and applications. … The volume is written for a wide audience ranging from advanced students to established researchers. … It covers a wide range of ecological problems presenting theoretical models as well as specific applications in different research disciplines. … the volume provides an excellent overview of the cutting edge in macroecological research. … I recommend it to everyone interested in large-scale ecology.' Basic and Applied Ecology
'The book … presents macroecology at its broadest sense, with achievements that have emerged in various biological disciplines, and which thus can be treated under this label because they greatly contributed to answers of … major ecological questions … It is therefore an extremely useful reading not only for those interested in macroecology itself, but for everybody who wants to know which big ecological ideas are now in the air.' David Storch, Charles University, Czech Republic
ISBN: 9780521549325
Dimensions: 248mm x 171mm x 25mm
Weight: 1022g
464 pages