Why ecology matters
Charles J. Krebs
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
| Omfang | IX, 193 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | What limits the geographic distribution of organisms? -- Populations cannot increase without limit -- Favorable and unfavorable habitats exist for every species -- Overexploited populations will collapse -- Plant and animal communities can recover from disturbances -- Communities can exist in several configurations -- Keystone species may be essential to the functioning of biological communities -- Natural systems are products of evolution -- Natural systems recycle essential materials -- Solar energy powers natural ecosystems -- Climates change, communities and ecosystems change -- Extinction is forever and species losses caused by humans are avoidable.
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| Emner | Coexistence of species
Ecology Population biology økologi populasjonsbiologi populasjoner sameksistens arter |
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| ISBN | 9780226318011. - 9780226318158
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