{"product_id":"community-ecology-9780878935093","title":"Community Ecology","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommunity Ecology is a book for graduate students  researchers  and advanced undergraduates seeking a broad  up-to-date coverage of ecological concepts at the community level. Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years  from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline encompassing a much richer domain of study  including the linkages between communities separated in space (metacommunity dynamics)  niche and neutral theory  the interplay between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary dynamics)  and the influence of historical and regional processes in shaping patterns of biodiversity. To fully understand these new developments  however  students need a strong foundation in the study of species interactions and how these interactions are assembled into food webs and other ecological networks.  Both \"new\" and \"traditional\" aspects of community ecology are covered in the books five sections:  The Big Picture: Patterns  Causes  and Consequences of Biodiversity  The Nitty-Gritty: Species Interactions in Simple Modules  Putting the Pieces Together: Food Webs and Ecological Networks  Spatial Ecology: Metapopulations and Metacommunities  Species in Changing Environments: Ecology and Evolution  Applied aspects of community ecology (e.g.  resource harvesting  invasive species  community restoration) are treated throughout the book as natural extensions of basic theoretical and empirical work. Theoretical concepts are developed using simple equations  and there is an emphasis on the graphical presentation of ideas. Each chapter concludes with a summary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648301064245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0878935096","price":117.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780878935093.jpg?v=1781715570","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/community-ecology-9780878935093","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}