Overview
- Presents the most up-to-date research regarding theoretical perspectives on community dynamics
- Provides novel viewpoints on the complexity–stability debate
- Explains new methods for studying complex community dynamics
Part of the book series: Theoretical Biology (THBIO)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Intra-Specific Trait Diversity
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Inter-Specific Trait and Functional Diversity
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Diversity of Inter-Specific Interaction
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A Novel Approach in Community Ecology
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About this book
This book presents new theoretical perspectives on ecological community dynamics and in so doing casts fresh light on the enduring complexity–stability debate. Real ecological communities do not simply comprise diverse species and interactions, which respectively represented the nodes and links of the classic network theory. Rather, they are characterized by different types of complexity, and this book explains how this diversity of complexity is key to understanding the dynamics of ecological communities. It is shown how various properties in natural communities, such as life history, adaptation, density dependence, sex, interaction types, space, functional traits, and microbial processes, can dramatically increase the complexity in ecological communities. Furthermore, innovative methods are introduced that may be applied to cast light on very complex communities. With each chapter presenting the latest advances and approaches, the book sets the direction for future researchon ecological community dynamics. It will be a “must read” for researchers and students in the field of ecology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Akihiko Mougi is an associate professor in the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at the Shimane University. He completed his Ph.D. at Hokkaido University and did postdoctoral work at the Kyushu University and Ryukoku University. His research uses mathematical models to understand ecological and evolutionary dynamics of biological communities and the stability of ecosystems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diversity of Functional Traits and Interactions
Book Subtitle: Perspectives on Community Dynamics
Editors: Akihiko Mougi
Series Title: Theoretical Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7953-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7952-3Published: 31 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7955-4Published: 01 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7953-0Published: 30 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2522-0438
Series E-ISSN: 2522-0446
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 213
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theoretical Ecology/Statistics, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Community & Population Ecology, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics