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The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

10.04.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

264

Maße (L/B/H)

24,4/17/1,4 cm

Gewicht

465 g

Auflage

7. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-470-67482-6

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"In summary, The Evolutionary Strategies that ShapeEcosystemsis well-written and stimulating, and encourages itsreaders to think about how all the pieces of ecology might fittogether, from the scale of an individual organism to entireecosystems. It would make a valuable addition to the library of anyscientist interested in ecological and evolutionarystrategies." ( Austral Ecology , 1 October2013)

"Certainly I have found this a useful way to think aboutconservation Management." ( British EcologicalSociety , 1 April 2013)

"The case studies range from microbes to animals, and evenpalaeontology is included in the mix, making the book a verycomprehensive resource for those interested in eco-evolutionarydynamics." ( Teaching Biology , 20 December2012)

"I recommend this book to people interested inevolutionary and ecological strategies in ecosystems, to those whothink about universal patterns in organism life history tactics andalso to those who love the challenge of linking ecology andevolution." ( Basic and Applied Ecology , 1November 2012)

"A significant contribution to the field and a must readfor ecologists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." ( Choice , 1 October 2012)

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

10.04.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

264

Maße (L/B/H)

24,4/17/1,4 cm

Gewicht

465 g

Auflage

7. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-470-67482-6

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems
  • Preface x
     
    Chapter Summaries xii
     
    Acknowledgements xviii
     
    Introduction 1
     
    1 Evolution and Ecology: a Janus Perspective? 3
     
    Evolutionary biology 3
     
    Ecology 4
     
    The emergence of a science of adaptive strategies 6
     
    Summary 7
     
    2 Primary Strategies: the Ideas 8
     
    MacArthur's 'blurred vision' 9
     
    The mechanism of convergence; trade-offs 10
     
    The theory of r- and K-selection 11
     
    CSR Theory 12
     
    Summary 23
     
    3 Primary Adaptive Strategies in Plants 25
     
    The search for adaptive strategies 26
     
    Theoretical work 26
     
    Measuring variation in plant traits: screening programmes 28
     
    Screening of plant growth rates 29
     
    The Integrated Screening Programme 29
     
    Further trait screening 34
     
    The application of CSR theory 34
     
    Virtual plant strategies 36
     
    Summary 38
     
    4 Primary Adaptive Strategies in Organisms Other Than Plants 40
     
    The architecture of the tree of life 41
     
    r, K and beyond K 42
     
    Empirical evidence for three primary strategies in animals 43
     
    The universal three-way trade-off 44
     
    Mammalia (mammals) 46
     
    Aves (avian therapods) 53
     
    Squamata (snakes and lizards) (with notes on other extant reptile clades) 56
     
    Amphibia (amphibians) 60
     
    Osteichthyes (bony fi shes) 61
     
    Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fi shes) 65
     
    Insecta (insects) 68
     
    Aracnida (spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks) 72
     
    Crustacea (crustaceans) 74
     
    Echinodermata (sea urchins, starfi sh, crinoids, sea cucumbers) 75
     
    Mollusca (snails, clams, squids) 77
     
    Annelida (segmented worms) 79
     
    Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, jellyfi sh, hydras, sea pens) 81
     
    Eumycota (fungi) (including notes on lichens) 83
     
    Archaea 84
     
    Proteobacteria 86
     
    Firmicutes 87
     
    Cyanobacteria 88
     
    Viruses 90
     
    Extinct groups 94
     
    Universal adaptive strategy theory - the evolution of CSR and beyond K theories 99
     
    First steps towards a universal methodology 100
     
    Summary 103
     
    5 From Adaptive Strategies to Communities 105
     
    Plant communities 106
     
    Productive disturbed communities 107
     
    Productive undisturbed communities 108
     
    Unproductive relatively undisturbed communities 111
     
    Plant community composition 111
     
    The humped-back model 114
     
    Origins 114
     
    Formulation 115
     
    Independent confi rmation and compatibility with new research 116
     
    Species-pools, fi lters and community composition 121
     
    Evidence for the action of twin fi lters 128
     
    Additional mechanisms promoting diversity 132
     
    Genetic diversity, intraspecifi c functional diversity and species diversity 132
     
    Microbial communities 136
     
    The effects of plant strategies on soil microbial communities 139
     
    Facilitation in bacterial communities 141
     
    Coexistence in marine surface waters 142
     
    Novel techniques for investigating microbial adaptive strategies 142
     
    Animal communities 144
     
    Primary producers delimit animal diversity/productivity relationships 145
     
    Twin fi lters and animal community assembly 150
     
    Adaptive radiation and community assembly 154
     
    Summary 160
     
    6 From Strategies to Ecosystems 163
     
    Back to Bayreuth 164
     
    The Darwinian basis of ecosystem assembly 167
     
    How do primary adaptive strategies drive ecosystem functioning? 168
     
    The plant trai