Ebook: Habitat Structure: The physical arrangement of objects in space

We conceived the idea for this book after teaching a graduate seminar on 'Habitat Complexity' at The University of South Florida. Discussions during the seminar led us to conclude that similar goals were to be found in studies of the topic that spanned the breadth of ecological research. Yet, the exact meaning of 'habitat structure', and the way in which it was measured, seemed to differ widely among subdisciplines. Our own research, which involves several sorts of ecology, convinced us that the differences among subdisciplines were indeed real ones, and that they did inhibit communica­ tion. We decided that interchange of ideas among researchers working in marine ecology, plant-animal interactions, physiological ecology, and other more-or-less independent fields would be worthwhile, in that it might lead to useful generalizations about 'habitat structure'. To foster this interchange of ideas. we organized a symposium to attract researchers working with a wide variety of organisms living in many habitats, but united in their interest in the topic of 'habitat structure'. The symposium was held at The University of South Florida's Chinsegut Hill Conference Center, in May. 1988. We asked participants to think about 'habitat structure' in new ways; to synthesize important, but fragmented, information; and. perhaps. to consider ways of translating ideas across systems. The chapters contained in this book reflect the participants' attempts to do so. The book is divided into four parts, by major themes that we have found useful categorizations.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Habitat structure: The evolution and diversification of a complex topic....Pages 3-27
Development of habitat structure through succession in an Amazonian floodplain forest....Pages 28-46
Habitat diversity and the species—area relationship: alternative models and tests....Pages 47-68
Fractal geometry of ecological habitats....Pages 69-86
The effect of habitat structure on the spatial distribution of freshwater invertebrate populations....Pages 87-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-108
Habitat structure and morphological patterns in arboreal vertebrates....Pages 109-119
Microtopography as habitat structure for mosses on rocks....Pages 120-140
The effects of changes in habitat structure during succession in terrestrial communities....Pages 141-168
Influence of patch size, vegetation texture, and host plant architecture on the diversity, abundance, and life history styles of sapfeeding herbivores....Pages 169-196
Habitat structure and recruitment in coral reef fishes....Pages 197-210
Habitat structure and community dynamics in marine benthic systems....Pages 211-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-236
The influence of fire periodicity on habitat structure....Pages 237-259
A new look at habitat structure: consequences of herbivore-modified plant architecture....Pages 260-280
Habitat structure and predator—prey interactions in vegetated aquatic systems....Pages 281-299
The influence of habitat structure on the transmission of parasites....Pages 300-324
Habitat structure and spider foraging....Pages 325-348
The influence of habitat structure and environmental stability on the species diversity of polychaetes in vermetid reefs....Pages 349-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-372
Habitat structure and the design of nature reserves....Pages 373-391
The ecology and structure of urban greenspaces....Pages 392-411
Habitat structure and the design of artificial reefs....Pages 412-426
Back Matter....Pages 431-438
Habitat structure: synthesis and perspectives....Pages 427-430

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Habitat structure: The evolution and diversification of a complex topic....Pages 3-27
Development of habitat structure through succession in an Amazonian floodplain forest....Pages 28-46
Habitat diversity and the species—area relationship: alternative models and tests....Pages 47-68
Fractal geometry of ecological habitats....Pages 69-86
The effect of habitat structure on the spatial distribution of freshwater invertebrate populations....Pages 87-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-108
Habitat structure and morphological patterns in arboreal vertebrates....Pages 109-119
Microtopography as habitat structure for mosses on rocks....Pages 120-140
The effects of changes in habitat structure during succession in terrestrial communities....Pages 141-168
Influence of patch size, vegetation texture, and host plant architecture on the diversity, abundance, and life history styles of sapfeeding herbivores....Pages 169-196
Habitat structure and recruitment in coral reef fishes....Pages 197-210
Habitat structure and community dynamics in marine benthic systems....Pages 211-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-236
The influence of fire periodicity on habitat structure....Pages 237-259
A new look at habitat structure: consequences of herbivore-modified plant architecture....Pages 260-280
Habitat structure and predator—prey interactions in vegetated aquatic systems....Pages 281-299
The influence of habitat structure on the transmission of parasites....Pages 300-324
Habitat structure and spider foraging....Pages 325-348
The influence of habitat structure and environmental stability on the species diversity of polychaetes in vermetid reefs....Pages 349-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-372
Habitat structure and the design of nature reserves....Pages 373-391
The ecology and structure of urban greenspaces....Pages 392-411
Habitat structure and the design of artificial reefs....Pages 412-426
Back Matter....Pages 431-438
Habitat structure: synthesis and perspectives....Pages 427-430
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