Unifying research on social–ecological resilience and collapse

GS Cumming, GD Peterson - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2017‏ - cell.com
Ecosystems influence human societies, leading people to manage ecosystems for human
benefit. Poor environmental management can lead to reduced ecological resilience and …

The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology

MA Leibold, M Holyoak, N Mouquet… - Ecology …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
The metacommunity concept is an important way to think about linkages between different
spatial scales in ecology. Here we review current understanding about this concept. We first …

[كتاب][B] Ecological niches: linking classical and contemporary approaches

JM Chase, MA Leibold - 2009‏ - books.google.com
Why do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of
species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems …

Community assembly: when should history matter?

JM Chase - Oecologia, 2003‏ - Springer
Community assembly provides a conceptual foundation for understanding the processes
that determine which and how many species live in a particular locality. Evidence suggests …

[كتاب][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology

MC Newman - 2009‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Community patterns in source-sink metacommunities

N Mouquet, M Loreau - The american naturalist, 2003‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
We present a model of a source-sink competitive metacommunity, defined as a regional set
of communities in which local diversity is maintained by dispersal. Although the conditions of …

Competitive coexistence in spatially structured environments: a synthesis

P Amarasekare - Ecology letters, 2003‏ - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical developments in spatial competitive coexistence are far in advance of empirical
investigations. A framework that makes comparative predictions for alternative hypotheses is …

Trade‐offs in community ecology: linking spatial scales and species coexistence

JM Kneitel, JM Chase - Ecology letters, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Trade‐offs in species performances of different ecological functions is one of the most
common explanations for coexistence in communities. Despite the potential for species …

[كتاب][B] Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management

JM Fryxell, ARE Sinclair, G Caughley - 2014‏ - books.google.com
To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

[كتاب][B] Metacommunities: spatial dynamics and ecological communities

M Holyoak, MA Leibold, RD Holt - 2005‏ - books.google.com
Table of Contents: 1. Metacommunities: a framework for large-scale community
ecology/Marcel Holyoak, Mathew A. Leibold, Nicolas M. Mouquet, Robert D. Holt and Martha …