| Description |
xix, 597 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plate : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Fish communities : On the structure and dynamics of temperate reef fish assemblages: are resources tracked? / Sally J. Holbrook and Russell J. Schmitt -- Long-term studies of northern temperate freshwater fish communities / Allen Keast -- Structure and dynamics of reef fish communities: a biogeographical comparison / Peter F. Sale -- Dynamic diversity in fish assemblages of tropical rivers / Kirk O. Winemiller. pt. 2. Reptile and amphibian communities: Structure and dynamics of a turtle community over two decades / Justin D. Congdon and J. Whitfield Gibbons -- Predation and competition in salamander communities / Nelson G. Hairston, Sr. -- Long-term changes in lizard assemblages in the Great Victoria Desert: dynamic habitat mosaics in response to wildfires / Eric R. Pianka -- Structure and dynamics of an amphibian community: evidence from a 16-year study of a natural pond / Raymond D. Semlitsch, David E. Scott, Joseph H.K. Pechmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. pt. 3. Bird communities : Role of the sibling species in the dynamics of the forest-bird communities in M'Passa (Northeastern Gabon) / A. Brosset -- Bird communities in the Central Rocky Mountains / Martin L. Cody -- Finch communities in a climatically fluctuating environment / Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant -- Waterfowl communities in the Northern Plains / Douglas H. Johnson. pt. 4. Mammal communities : Small-mammal community patterns in old fields: distinguishing site-specific from regional processes / James E. Diffendorfer, R.D. Holt, N.A. Slade, and M.S. Gaines -- Long-term studies of small-mammal communities from disturbed habitats in Eastern Australia / Barry J. Fox -- Organization, diversity, and long-term dynamics of a neotropical bat community / Elisabeth K.V. Kalko, Charles O. Handley, Jr. and Darelyn Handley -- Desert rodents: long-term responses to natural changes and experimental manipulations / Thomas J. Valone and James H. Brown |
| Summary |
This unique book synthesizes the ongoing long-term community ecology studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The studies have been conducted from deserts to rainforests as well as in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats and provide valuable insight that can be obtained only through persistent, diligent, and year-after-year investigation. Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities is ideal for faculty, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates in vertebrate biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology, including ecology, natural history, and systematics. Key Features * Provides unique perspectives of community stability and variation * Details the influence of natural and other perturbations on community structure * Includes synopses by well-known authors * Presents results from a broad range of vertebrate taxa * Studies were conducted at different latitudes and in different habitats |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
Animal communities.
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Vertebrates.
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| Author |
Cody, Martin L., 1941-
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Smallwood, Jeffrey A.
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| LC no. |
96012813 |
| ISBN |
0121780759 (acid-free paper) |
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