Natural systems : the organisation of life / Markus P. Eichhorn.
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TextPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.Description: xxi, 368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781118905920 (pbk.)
- 571.8 23 Ei34
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : defining nature --
2. What is a species? --
3. The history of life --
4. How many species are there? --
5. Measuring diversity --
6. Niches --
7. Patterns in species richness --
8. Drivers of diversity --
9. Does diversity matter? --
10. Organisation at the community scale --
11. Stability --
12. Changes through time --
13. Changes through space --
14. Global patterns of life --
15. Regional species richness --
16. Latitudinal gradients --
17. Earth history --
18. Dispersal --
19. Life on islands --
20. Reinventing islands --
21. What is a natural system?
Organised into four sections, this text discusses the organisation of the living world.
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