Food webs /

"Human impacts are dramatically altering our natural ecosystems. The implications of these human impacts on the sustainability and functioning of these amazingly complex entities remains uncertain. As a result, food web theory has experienced a proliferation of research that seeks to address th...

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Main Author: McCann, Kevin S. (Kevin Shear), 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Series:Monographs in population biology ; 50.
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Summary:"Human impacts are dramatically altering our natural ecosystems. The implications of these human impacts on the sustainability and functioning of these amazingly complex entities remains uncertain. As a result, food web theory has experienced a proliferation of research that seeks to address this critical area. This book synthesizes modern and classical results into a general theory. Finally, this book takes this general theoretical framework and discusses the implications of human impact for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems"--
Physical Description:xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-234) and index.
ISBN:9780691134178 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0691134170 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780691134185 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0691134189 (pbk. : acid-free paper)