Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology

by Ralph C. MacNally

Book Overview

There are mounting concerns that the management of our natural global heritage is failing to arrest the rapid extinction of enormous numbers of specialized species, especially in the tropics. This book is about specialization and generalization in the use of resources and habitats. The author employs a broad ecological perspective to address three main questions: how ecologists study variation in resource and habitat use and what we learn from these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052111926X
• ISBN13: 9780521119269
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"