Natural systems : the organisation of life / Markus P. Eichhorn.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118905999
- 1118905997
- 9781118906002
- 1118906004
- 571.8 23
- QH541
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?.
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