Gimme H Walter, Rob Hengeveld

Autecology

Organisms, Interactions and Environmental Dynamics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book spells out the theoretical structure, methodology and philosophy of the science of autecology. The autecological approach focuses on the interactions of individual organisms (and their species-specific adaptations) with the spatio-temporal dynamics of their environment as a basis for interpreting patterns of diversity and abundance in natural systems. This organism-based approach to ecological interpretation provides a strong alternative to more traditional approaches and relates mechanistically to the underlying disciplines of anatomy, physiology, and behavior. The book includes illustrations, specific examples, graphs, maps, and other diagrams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9781482214147
• ISBN-10: 1482214148
• Artikelnr.: 38430603

Autorenporträt

Gimme H. Walter, Rob Hengeveld

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction-An Outline and Justification for Autecology
Chapter 2. Two Alternative Approaches in Ecology
Chapter 3. Basic Ecological Processes and the Autecological Generalization
Chapter 4. Spatio-Temporal Dynamics-Climatic Variables and the Response Rates of Organisms
Chapter 5. Environmental Matching-Individuals
Species and Scales in Ecology
Chapter 6. Environmental Response Systems of Organisms- Determinants of Spatio-Temporal Dynamics
Chapter 7. Quantifying Autecology - Survival
Reproduction and Movement
Chapter 8. Research in Ecology-Patterns and the Scientific Exploration and Reconstruction of Ecological Processes
Chapter 9. Organisms Across Space and Over Time-Deterministic Structures
Stochastic Influences
Environmental Gradients and Risk Analysis
Chapter 10. Contrasting the Ecological Paradigms-Principles
Related Sub-Disciplines
General Laws and Prediction
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index