Red Queen: from populations to taxa and communities
LH Liow, L Van Valen, NC Stenseth - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2011 - cell.com
Biotic interactions via the struggle for control of energy and the interactive effects of biota
with their physical environment characterize Van Valen's Red Queen (VRQ). Here, we …
with their physical environment characterize Van Valen's Red Queen (VRQ). Here, we …
[图书][B] Metacommunity ecology, volume 59
MA Leibold, JM Chase - 2018 - degruyter.com
Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …
Comparative ecology of desert small mammals: a selective review of the past 30 years
DA Kelt - Journal of Mammalogy, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Rooted in the conceptual revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s, contemporary research on the
ecology of desert small mammals has progressed markedly in recent decades. Areas of …
ecology of desert small mammals has progressed markedly in recent decades. Areas of …
Community assembly and the functioning of ecosystems: how metacommunity processes alter ecosystems attributes
Recent work linking community structure and ecosystem function has primarily focused on
the effects of local species richness but has neglected the dispersal‐dependent processes …
the effects of local species richness but has neglected the dispersal‐dependent processes …
[图书][B] The biology of deserts
D Ward - 2016 - books.google.com
This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …
Investigating functional redundancy versus complementarity in Hawaiian herbivorous coral reef fishes
Patterns of species resource use provide insight into the functional roles of species and thus
their ecological significance within a community. The functional role of herbivorous fishes on …
their ecological significance within a community. The functional role of herbivorous fishes on …
Low functional redundancy among mammalian browsers in regulating an encroaching shrub (Solanum campylacanthum) in African savannah
Large herbivorous mammals play an important role in structuring African savannahs and are
undergoing widespread population declines and local extinctions, with the largest species …
undergoing widespread population declines and local extinctions, with the largest species …
Recovery of African wild dogs suppresses prey but does not trigger a trophic cascade
Increasingly, the restoration of large carnivores is proposed as a means through which to
restore community structure and ecosystem function via trophic cascades. After a decades …
restore community structure and ecosystem function via trophic cascades. After a decades …
Aboveground biomass of understorey vegetation has a negligible or negative association with overstorey tree species diversity in natural forests
Y Zhang, HYH Chen, AR Taylor - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The positive relationships between tree species diversity, aboveground biomass and
productivity of overstorey tree layers have been widely reported in tropical, temperate and …
productivity of overstorey tree layers have been widely reported in tropical, temperate and …
Long-term population dynamics of small mammals in tropical dry forests, effects of unusual climate events, and implications for management and conservation
Understanding the consequences of biotic and abiotic variability on population dynamics is
fundamental to assessing anthropogenic impacts, such as global climate disruption, on …
fundamental to assessing anthropogenic impacts, such as global climate disruption, on …