Species coexistence : ecological and evolutionary perspectives /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Tokeshi, M.
Imprint:Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1999.
Description:x, 454 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3611795
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:0865427445
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-437) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: conceptual threads
  • Origination: the basis of coexistence
  • Origination and evolution of communities
  • Patterns of species richness: temporal dimension
  • Patterns of species richness: spatial dimension
  • The niche, resources and species assembly
  • Niche apportionment and relative abundances of coexisting species
  • Competition, co-operation and coexistence
  • Agent-mediated coexistence: predation and disturbance
  • Patchiness, heterogeneity and stochasticity
  • Traits and coexistence
  • Stability and conservation of coexisting species
  • Concluding remarks