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Coexistence Ecology: A Mechanistic Perspective

Current price: $125.00
Coexistence Ecology: A Mechanistic Perspective
Coexistence Ecology: A Mechanistic Perspective

Barnes and Noble

Coexistence Ecology: A Mechanistic Perspective

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Coexistence is the central concept in community ecology, but an understanding of this concept requires that we study the actual mechanisms of species interactions. examines the major features of these mechanisms for species that coexist at different positions in complex food webs, and derives empirical tests from model predictions. Exploring the various challenges species face, Mark McPeek systematically builds a model food web, beginning with an ecosystem devoid of life and then adding one species at a time. With the introduction of each new species, he evaluates the properties it must possess to invade a community and quantifies the changes in the abundances of other species that result from a successful invasion. McPeek continues this process until he achieves a multitrophic level food web with many species coexisting at each trophic level, from omnivores, mutualists, and pathogens to herbivores, carnivores, and basic plants. He then describes the observational and experimental empirical studies that can test the theoretical predictions resulting from the model analyses. Synthesizing decades of theoretical research in community ecology, offers new perspectives on how to develop an empirical program of study rooted in the natural histories of species and the mechanisms by which they actually interact with one another.

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