Dynamics of Tropical Communities - 37th Symposium of the British Ecological Society (Paperback, New)

Tropical communities are recognised as among the most species-rich and dynamic in the world. Yet far from existing as dynamic equilibria, large unpredictable disruptive events are seen as dominating the longer-term dynamics set against the background of global change. This 1998 volume challenges the dynamic equilibrium idea yet further, arguing for thinking on a timescale of decades to centuries, finding different ways to handle unpredictability and uniqueness, and evaluating species diversity and community change at different scales. The difficult search for robust generalizations and rules in tropical communities, which might allow better prescription through understanding rather than description is partly answered in this forward-looking book by the realization that an alternative framework and perspective is required for the tropics. This volume will continue to appeal to both researchers and advanced students of ecology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Symposia of the British Ecological Society
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	December 2010
Editors:	D.M. Newbery • H.H.T. Prins • N.D. Brown
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	650
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18749-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
LSN:	0-521-18749-4
Barcode:	9780521187497

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