TY - BOOK AU - Eichhorn,Markus P. TI - Natural systems: the organisation of life SN - 9781118905920 (pbk.) U1 - 571.8 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley & Sons, KW - Biotic communities KW - Life cycles (Biology) N1 - 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? N2 - Organised into four sections, this text discusses the organisation of the living world ER -