Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kelly, Colleen K.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In contrast with the fundamental ecological expectation that similarity induces competition and loss of species, temporal dynamics allows similar species to co-occur. In fact, the coexistence of similar species contributes significantly to species diversity and could affect ecosystem response to climate change. However, because temporal processes take place over time, they have often been a challenge to document or even to identify. Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process brings together studies that have met this challenge and present two specific aspects of temporal processes: reproductive scheduling and the stable coexistence of similar species. By using plants to extract general principles, these studies uncover deep ties between temporal niche dynamics and the above central ecological issues, thereby providing a better understanding of what drives temporal processes in nature. Written by leading scientists in the field, this title will be a valuable source of reference to research ecologists and those interested in temporal ecology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107720183
• Artikelnr.: 52990706

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Colleen K. Kelly, Michael G. Bowler and Gordon A. Fox; Part
I. Observing Temporal Processes in Nature: 2. The storage effect:
definition and tests in two plant communities Peter Chesson, Nancy J.
Huntly, Stephen H. Roxburgh, Marissa Pantastico-Caldas and José M. Facelli;
3. What temporal processes in trees tell us about competition, community
structure and speciation Colleen K. Kelly, Michael G. Bowler, Gordon A.
Fox, J. Arturo Solís-Magallanes, J. Marcela Ramos-Tapia, Pilar Lopera
Blair, Susan Schwinning, John N. Williams and Jeffrey B. Joy; 4. Testing
the storage effect with long-term, observational data Peter B. Adler; 5.
Seedling herbivory and the temporal niche Mick E. Hanley and Rebecca J.
Sykes; 6. Temporal variation in density dependence in an herbaceous
community Norma L. Fowler and Craig M. Pease; 7. Population and community
dynamics in variable environments: the desert annual system D. Lawrence
Venable and Sarah Kimball; 8. Temporal niches, ecosystem function, and
climate change Susanne Schwinning, Gordon A. Fox and Colleen K. Kelly; Part
II. Application to Specific Questions: 9. Evolution of synchronized and
intermittent reproduction (masting) of trees: key role of regeneration
dynamics Yoh Iwasa, Akiko Satake and Yuuya Tachiki; 10. Spatiotemporal
variation can promote coexistence more strongly than temporal variation
Robin E. Snyder; 11. Roles of pollinator attraction and environmental
fluctuation in inducing flowering synchrony Akiko Satake, Yuuya Tachiki and
Yoh Iwasa; 12. Temporal dynamics and the spread of insect resistance
transgenes Michael G. Bowler, Felix Breden and Colleen K. Kelly; 13.
Concluding remarks Gordon A. Fox, Michael G. Bowler and Colleen K. Kelly;
Index.