TY - BOOK AU - Eichhorn,Markus P. TI - Natural systems: the organisation of life SN - 9781118905999 AV - QH541 U1 - 571.8 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Chichester, UK, Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Biotic communities KW - Life cycles (Biology) KW - fast KW - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : defining nature -- What is a species? -- The history of life -- How many species are there? -- Measuring diversity -- Niches -- Patterns in species richness -- Drivers of diversity -- Does diversity matter? -- Organisation at the community scale -- Stability -- Changes through time -- Changes through space -- Global patterns of life -- Regional species richness -- Latitudinal gradients -- Earth history -- Dispersal -- Life on islands -- Reinventing islands -- What is a natural system? UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118905982 ER -