Trait-based ecology: from structure to function

by Dell, Anthony I. Pawar, Samraat Woodward, Guy

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The theme of this volume is Trait-Based Ecology - From Structure to Function. Advances in Ecological Research is one of the most successful series in the highly competitive field of ecology. Each volume publishes topical and important reviews, interpreting ecology as widely as in the past, to include all material that contributes to our understanding of the field. Topics in this invaluable series include the physiology, populations, and communities of plants and animals, as well as landscape an…

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Full title :Trait-based ecology : from structure to function / edited by Samraat Pawar, Guy Woodward, Anthony I. Dell.

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Publication Date:©2015
Edition:First edition

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Publisher(s):Elsevier/Academic Press
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780128026359, 0128026359
oclc:ocn910877987
LC Classification:QH541
Dewey Decimal:577

Front Cover; Trait-Based Ecology -- From Structure to Function; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One: Scaling-up Trait Variation from Individuals to Ecosystems; 1. Why Is it Important to Understand Traits and Trait Variation?; 2. Traits and Individual-Level Variation; 3. Population-Level Effects of Trait Variation; 3.1. Functional Response and Prey Selection; 3.2. Functional Response, Interference Competition and Species Interactions; 4. Meta-Population Effects of Trait Variation; 4.1. Dispersal Ability; 5. Community-Level Effects of Trait Variation.

5.1. Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Traits in Tri-Trophic Systems5.2. Patterns of Functional Trait Distributions in Real Systems; 5.3. Functional Traits and Community Assembly; 6. Ecosystem-Level Effects of Trait Variation; 6.1. Functional Traits and Their Effect on Ecosystem Functioning; 6.2. Functional Traits, Variation and Metabolic Theory: A Trait-Driver Approach to Ecosystems; 6.3. A Relational Approach to Trait Ecology; 7. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter Two: Individual Variability: The Missing Component to Our Understanding of Predator-Prey Interactions; 1. Introduction.

2. What Shapes Predation Risk and Prey …

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Diversité des espèces ecology NATURE -- Ecology NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats SCIENCE -- Environmental Science SCIENCE -- Life Sciences species diversity