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Ecosystem engineers = plants to protists /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Ecosystem engineers/ [editors] Kim Cuddington ... [et al.].
其他題名:	plants to protists /
其他作者:	Cuddington, Kim.
出版者:	Amsterdam ;Academic Press, : c2007.,
面頁冊數:	xix, 405 p., [10] p. of plates :ill. (some col.) ; : 24 cm.;
叢書名:	Theoretical ecology series
標題:	Ecology. -
電子資源:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
電子資源:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007017144.html
電子資源:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0745/2007017144-d.html
ISBN:	9780080548470 (electronic bk.)

Ecosystem engineers = plants to protists /
Ecosystem engineersplants to protists /[electronic resource] :[editors] Kim Cuddington ... [et al.]. - Amsterdam ;Academic Press,c2007. - xix, 405 p., [10] p. of plates :ill. (some col.) ;24 cm. - Theoretical ecology series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1 History and Concepts -- Section 2 Examples and Applications -- Section 3 Theory and Models -- Section 4 Socio-economic issues and management solutions.

The first book entirely devoted to this topic, Ecosystem Engineers begins with the history of the concept, presenting opposing definitions of ecosystem engineeing. These varied definitions advance the debate and move past trivial difficulties to crystallize key issues such as the value of process-based vs. outcome-based. Authors include case studies spanning a wide spectrum of species and habitats, including above and below-ground, aquatic and terrestrial, and extant and paleontological examples. These studies enable readers to understand how the categorization of species as ecosystem engineers allows scientists to forge new explanatory generalizations. Key for all ecologists and environmentalists, this book ultimately illustrates how to inform and manage natural resources. * The only consolidated treatment available * Provides definitions, case studies, and examples of ecological models * Discusses how ecosystem engineering can inform and improve the management of natural resources * Includes contributions from Clive Jones, the leading figure in the development of the ecosystem engineer concept, and many other eminent ecologists, such as Alan Hastings.

Electronic reproduction.
Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science & Technology,
2008.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780080548470 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

575279
Ecology.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH541 / .E3197 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 577

Ecosystem engineers = plants to protists /
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