Overview

Fluctuations in the environmental conditions impacting life are ubiquitous. These fluctuations induce changes in the vital processes occurring within individual organisms (such as cellular metabolism) and the ecological processes occurring among individuals (such as competition, mutualism, and predation), ultimately leading to observable fluctuations in the commonly measured characteristics of ecological systems. From a very simple perspective, these processes are all modulators of environmental variability. We might best be able to understand the final form of this modulation – the impact of environmental variability on ecological systems - by building from an understanding of the responses of these life processes in isolation to an understanding of their responses in harmony. The impact of environmental variability on ecological systems is an issue that has been at the forefront of ecological research for many years. Research is taking place on many fronts, including theoretical mathematical based analyses, natural ecosystem observation and experimentation. This book brings together contributions from these three fronts to provide readers with a comprehensive look at the challenges for ecological systems and ecological research alike.

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Author:   D.A. Vasseur ,  K.S. McCann
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048174577

ISBN 10:   9048174570
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   30 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

El Niñno and La Niñna: Physical Mechanisms and Climate Impacts.- How do Scale and Sampling Resolution Affect Perceived Ecological Variability and Redness?.- Assessing the Impact of Environmental Variability on Trophic Systems using an Allometric Frequency-resolved Approach.- Filtering Environmental Variability: Activity Optimization, Thermal Refuges, and the Energetic Responses of Endotherms to Temperature.- Environment Forcing Populations.- Interaction Assessments in Correlated and Autocorrelated Environments.- Specialist?Generalist Competition in Variable Environments; the Consequences of Competition between.- Environmental Variability Modulates the Insurance Effects of Diversity in Non-equilibrium Communities.- Effects of Environmental Variability on Ecological Communities: Testing the Insurance Hypothesis of Biodiversity in Aquatic Microcosms.- Environmental Variability and the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem.

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