Energetic food webs : an analysis of real and model ecosystems /
This book bridges the gap between the energetic and species approaches to studying food webs, addressing many important topics in ecology. Species, matter, and energy are common features of all ecological systems. Through the lens of complex adaptive systems thinking, the authors explore how the ine...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book bridges the gap between the energetic and species approaches to studying food webs, addressing many important topics in ecology. Species, matter, and energy are common features of all ecological systems. Through the lens of complex adaptive systems thinking, the authors explore how the inextricable relationship between species, matter, and energy can explain how systems are structured, and how they persist in real and model systems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-328) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191646416 0191646415 128357702X 9781283577021 9780191774683 0191774685 |