Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology by Ralph C Macnally

Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology by Ralph C Macnally

This book was first published in 1995, a time when, like today, there were mounting concerns that the management of our natural global heritage was failing to arrest the rapid loss of biodiversity. The problem may be traced to the extinction of enormous numbers of 'specialised' species, especially in the tropics. Tropical species either have highly particular resource requirements, such as food or nesting hollows, or specific needs for certain types of habitat, such as wetlands, making them vulnerable to changing global conditions. This book is about specialisation and generalisation in the use of resources and habitats. The author uses a broad ecological perspective to address three main questions. How do ecologists study variation in resource and habitat use, and what do we know from these studies? How well does theory account for observations, and what are the common threads between disciplines? Finally, what is the relationship between resource and habitat use? This book provides a comprehensive analysis of ecological versatility.

' probably the first book devoted to this field and it contains some valuable work' Brian S. Rushton, The Times Higher Education Supplement

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ISBN 13	9780521405539
ISBN 10	052140553X
Title	Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology
Author	Ralph C Macnally
Series	Cambridge Studies In Ecology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1995-09-21
Number of pages	456
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