Resolving Ecosystem Complexity

by Oswald J. Schmitz

Book Overview

An ecosystem's complexity develops from the vast numbers of species interacting in ecological communities. The nature of these interactions, in turn, depends on environmental context. How do these components together influence an ecosystem's behavior as a whole? Can ecologists resolve an ecosystem's complexity in order to predict its response to disturbances? Resolving Ecosystem Complexity develops a framework for anticipating the ways environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691128499
• ISBN13: 9780691128498
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"