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Natural systems : the organisation of life / Markus P. Eichhorn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118905999
  • 1118905997
  • 9781118906002
  • 1118906004
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Natural systemsDDC classification:
  • 571.8 23
LOC classification:
  • QH541
Online resources:
Contents:
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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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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Life Sciences