Ebook: Distribution Ecology: From Individual Habitat Use to Species Biogeographical Range
Author: Marcelo Hernán Cassini (auth.)
- Tags: Animal Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Community & Population Ecology, Ecosystems, Biodiversity
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book brings together a set of approaches to the study of individual-species ecology based on the analysis of spatial variations of abundance. Distribution ecology assumes that ecological phenomena can be understood when analyzing the extrinsic (environmental) or intrinsic (physiological constraints, population mechanisms) that correlate with this spatial variation. Ecological processes depend on geographical scales, so their analysis requires following environmental heterogeneity. At small scales, the effects of biotic factors of ecosystems are strong, while at large scales, abiotic factors such as climate, govern ecological functioning. Responses of organisms also depend on scales: at small scales, adaptations dominate, i.e. the ability of organisms to respond adaptively using habitat decision rules that maximize their fitness; at large scales, limiting traits dominate, i.e., tolerance ranges to environmental conditions.
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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Concepts and Definitions....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Distribution of Individuals....Pages 17-42
Distribution of Aggregations....Pages 43-56
Distribution of Societies....Pages 57-75
Distribution of Subpopulations....Pages 77-91
Distribution of Populations....Pages 93-99
Distribution of Species....Pages 101-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Distribution of Species Assemblages....Pages 117-126
Distribution of Genes....Pages 127-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Distribution Ecology in Conservation Biology....Pages 145-162
Distribution Ecology in Animal Production....Pages 163-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Final Remarks....Pages 177-188
Back Matter....Pages 189-217
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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Concepts and Definitions....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Distribution of Individuals....Pages 17-42
Distribution of Aggregations....Pages 43-56
Distribution of Societies....Pages 57-75
Distribution of Subpopulations....Pages 77-91
Distribution of Populations....Pages 93-99
Distribution of Species....Pages 101-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Distribution of Species Assemblages....Pages 117-126
Distribution of Genes....Pages 127-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Distribution Ecology in Conservation Biology....Pages 145-162
Distribution Ecology in Animal Production....Pages 163-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Final Remarks....Pages 177-188
Back Matter....Pages 189-217
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