{"product_id":"from-populations-to-ecosystems-theoretical-foundations-for-a-new-ecological-synthesis-9780691122700","title":"From Populations to Ecosystems  Theoretical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplaining how the principles of population dynamics and ecosystem functioning can be merged, this title addresses key issues in the study of biodiversity and ecosystems, such as functional complementarity, food webs, stability and complexity, material cycling, and metacommunities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This reviewer was particularly intrigued by the author's resurrection of the hypothesis that ecosystem complexity and biodiversity supports ecosystem stability, an early romantic notion that turned out to be extremely difficult to demonstrate. He makes a convincing case that this hypothesis may have merit after all.\"--Choice \"This is a superbly written book about a very important challenge, namely that the theories of population, community and ecosystem ecology, and of evolution, have developed separately and are not entirely compatible. We need a synthesis of theories of population dynamics and ecosystem function and, faced with a global environmental crisis, we need it badly. This book is an excellent start... I strongly recommend this book to researchers in any branch of ecology.\"--Alan J. Butler, Austral Ecology \"I found the text both informative and interesting, and certainly relied upon my background in population ecology and genetics in reviewing this text. In the classroom environment, I could see this text being used in a graduate seminar or perhaps a senior-level honors class in biology, ecology, environmental science, or any of the related disciplines (as a paleontologist, I would certainly recommend it!).\"--Ryan F. Morgan, Priscum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii  Preface: On Unifying Approaches in Ecology ix  Chapter 1: Population and Ecosystem Approaches in Ecology 1  Chapter 2: The Maintenance and Functional Consequences of Species Diversity 19  Chapter 3: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning 56  Chapter 4: Food Webs, Interaction Webs, and Ecosystem Functioning 79  Chapter 5: Stability and Complexity of Ecosystems: New Perspectives on an Old Debate 123  Chapter 6: Material Cycling and the Overall Functioning of Ecosystems 164  Chapter 7: Spatial Dynamics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Metacommunities and Metaecosystems 196  Chapter 8: Evolution of Ecosystems and Ecosystem Properties 225  Chapter 9: Postface: Toward an Integrated, Predictive Ecology 260  References 269  Index 291","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403737276759,"sku":"9780691122700","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691122700.jpg?v=1730484400","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-populations-to-ecosystems-theoretical-foundations-for-a-new-ecological-synthesis-9780691122700","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}