Diversity of Functional Traits and Interactions
Perspectives on Community Dynamics
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Beschreibung
This book presents new theoretical perspectives on ecological community dynamics and in so doing casts fresh light on the enduring complexity–stability debate. Real ecological communities do not simply comprise diverse species and interactions, which respectively represented the nodes and links of the classic network theory. Rather, they are characterized by different types of complexity, and this book explains how this diversity of complexity is key to understanding the dynamics of ecological communities. It is shown how various properties in natural communities, such as life history, adaptation, density dependence, sex, interaction types, space, functional traits, and microbial processes, can dramatically increase the complexity in ecological communities. Furthermore, innovative methods are introduced that may be applied to cast light on very complex communities. With each chapter presenting the latest advances and approaches, the book sets the direction for future research on ecological community dynamics. It will be a “must read” for researchers and students in the field of ecology.
(1) All chapters commonly include very recent researches all of which are totally different from current major theory on species coexistence.(2) Provides novel viewpoints on a major puzzle in ecology, complexity-stability debate.(3) Provides novel methods to study the complex community dynamics.
Presents the most up-to-date research regarding theoretical perspectives on community dynamics Provides novel viewpoints on the complexity–stability debate Explains new methods for studying complex community dynamics
Autor*in
Akihiko Mougi
Themen in »Diversity of Functional Traits and Interactions«
Complexity-stability Community ecology Functional traits Community dynamics Species coexistence Community structure Diversity Mathematical modeling