Species diversity in ecological communities: historical and geographical perspectives / edited by Robert E. Ricklefs, Dolph Schluter.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1993Description: 414 p. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9780226718231Subject(s): Species diversity | Biotic communities | BiogeographyDDC classification: 574.524
Contents:
1 Species Diversity: An Introduction to the Problem Dolfyh Schluter and Robert E. Ricklefs PART ONE LOCAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 11 2 The Maintenance of Species Richness in Plant Communities David Tilman and Stephen Pacala 13 3 Environment and Trophodiversity Peter Yodzis 26 4 Structure of Intertidal Assemblages in Different Locations: How Can Local Processes Be Compared ? A. J. Underwood and Peter S. Petraitis 39 5 How are Diversity and Productivity Related? Michael L. Rosenzweig and Zvika Ahrarnsky 52 6 Energy Supply and Patterns of Species Richness on Local and Regional Scales David H. Wright, David J. Currie, and Brian A. Maurer 66 PART TWO COEXISTENCE AT THE MESOSCALE 75 7 Ecology at the Mesoscale: The Influence of Regional Processes on Local Communities Robert D. Holt 77 8 Species Interactions in Space john F. McLaughlin and Jonathan Roughgarden 89 9 Local and Regional Regulation of Species-Area Relations: A Patch-Occupancy Model Hal Caswell and Joel E. Cohen 99 10 Three Explanations of the Positive Relationship between Distribution and Abundance of Species llkka Hanski, Jari Koitki, and Antti Halkka 108 11 Experimental Biogeography: Interactions between Stochastic, Historical, and Ecological Processes in a Model Archipelago Daniel Haydon, Ray R. Radtkey, and Eric R. Pianka 117 PART THREE REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 131 12 Space, Time, and Man as Determinants of Diversity of Birds and Mammals in the Mediterranean Region Jacques Blondel and Jean-Denis Vigne 135 13 Bird Diversity Components within and between Habitats in Australia Martin L. Cody 147 14 Determinants of Diversity in Animal Communities of And Australia Stephen R. Morton 159 15 Biodiversity in Australia Compared with Other Continents Mark Westohy 170 16 Patterns of Diversity for the Insect Herbivores on Bracken Stephen G, (.ompto 178 ' Thomas M. Lewinsohn, and on 17 Community Richness in Parasites of Some Freshwater Fishes from North America johu M. Abo and Albert O. Busb IHS 18 Evidence for the Influence of Historical Processes in Co-occurrence and Diversity of Tiger Beetle Species Dai'id L. Pearson and Steven A. Juliano nM 19 Pelagic Diversity Patterns Jobn A. McGowan and Patricia W. Walker 203 20 Global Patterns of Diversity in Mangrove Floras Robert E. Ricklefs and Roger Earl Latbam 213 21 Convergence and the Regional Component of Species Diversity Dolf)b Scblnter and Robert E. Ricklefs 230 PART FOUR HISTORICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVES 241 22 Unsaturated Patterns in Species Assemblages; The Role of Regional Processes in Setting Local Species Richness Howard V. Cornell 243 23 Phylogenetic Determinants of Insect/Plant Community Diversity Brian D. Earrell and Cbarles Mitter 233 24 Historical Ecology: Examining Phylogenetic Components of Community Evolution Daniel R. Brooks and Dehorab A. McLennan 267 25 Phylogenetic Patterns, Biogeography, and the Ecological Structure of Neotropical Snake Assemblages Jobn E. Cadle and Harry W Greene 281 26 Continental Comparisons of Temperate-Zone Tree Species Diversity Roger Earl Latbam and Robert E. Ricklefs 294 27 The Phanerozoic Evolution of Reef Diversity Erie G. Kauffman and J. A. Fagerstrom 313 28 Historical Diversity Patterns in North American Large Herbivores and Carnivores Blaire Van Valkenbnrgb and Christine M. Janis 330 29 Fossil Communities: Compositional Variation at Many Time Scales James W. Valentine and David Jahlonski 341 30 Species Diversity: Regional and Historical Influences Robert E. Ricklefs and Dolpb Scblnter
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-404) and index.


1 Species Diversity: An Introduction to the Problem
Dolfyh Schluter and Robert E. Ricklefs

PART ONE
LOCAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
11
2 The Maintenance of Species Richness in Plant
Communities
David Tilman and Stephen Pacala
13
3 Environment and Trophodiversity
Peter Yodzis
26
4 Structure of Intertidal Assemblages in Different
Locations: How Can Local Processes Be
Compared ?
A. J. Underwood and Peter S. Petraitis
39
5 How are Diversity and Productivity Related?
Michael L. Rosenzweig and Zvika Ahrarnsky
52
6 Energy Supply and Patterns of Species Richness on
Local and Regional Scales
David H. Wright, David J. Currie, and
Brian A. Maurer
66
PART TWO
COEXISTENCE AT THE MESOSCALE
75
7 Ecology at the Mesoscale: The Influence of
Regional Processes on Local Communities
Robert D. Holt
77
8 Species Interactions in Space
john F. McLaughlin and Jonathan Roughgarden
89
9 Local and Regional Regulation of Species-Area
Relations: A Patch-Occupancy Model
Hal Caswell and Joel E. Cohen
99
10 Three Explanations of the Positive Relationship
between Distribution and Abundance of Species
llkka Hanski, Jari Koitki, and Antti Halkka
108
11 Experimental Biogeography: Interactions between
Stochastic, Historical, and Ecological Processes in
a Model Archipelago
Daniel Haydon, Ray R. Radtkey, and
Eric R. Pianka
117
PART THREE
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
131
12 Space, Time, and Man as Determinants of
Diversity of Birds and Mammals in the
Mediterranean Region
Jacques Blondel and Jean-Denis Vigne
135
13 Bird Diversity Components within and between
Habitats in Australia
Martin L. Cody
147
14 Determinants of Diversity in Animal Communities
of And Australia
Stephen R. Morton
159
15 Biodiversity in Australia Compared with Other
Continents
Mark Westohy
170
16 Patterns of Diversity for the Insect Herbivores on
Bracken
Stephen G, (.ompto
178 '
Thomas M. Lewinsohn, and
on
17 Community Richness in Parasites of Some
Freshwater Fishes from North America
johu M. Abo and Albert O. Busb
IHS
18 Evidence for the Influence of Historical Processes
in Co-occurrence and Diversity of Tiger Beetle
Species
Dai'id L. Pearson and Steven A. Juliano
nM
19 Pelagic Diversity Patterns
Jobn A. McGowan and Patricia W. Walker
203
20 Global Patterns of Diversity in Mangrove Floras
Robert E. Ricklefs and Roger Earl Latbam
213
21 Convergence and the Regional Component of
Species Diversity
Dolf)b Scblnter and Robert E. Ricklefs
230
PART FOUR
HISTORICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC
PERSPECTIVES
241
22 Unsaturated Patterns in Species Assemblages; The
Role of Regional Processes in Setting Local Species
Richness
Howard V. Cornell
243
23 Phylogenetic Determinants of Insect/Plant
Community Diversity
Brian D. Earrell and Cbarles Mitter
233
24 Historical Ecology: Examining Phylogenetic
Components of Community Evolution
Daniel R. Brooks and Dehorab A. McLennan
267
25 Phylogenetic Patterns, Biogeography, and the
Ecological Structure of Neotropical Snake
Assemblages
Jobn E. Cadle and Harry W Greene
281
26 Continental Comparisons of Temperate-Zone Tree
Species Diversity
Roger Earl Latbam and Robert E. Ricklefs
294
27 The Phanerozoic Evolution of Reef Diversity
Erie G. Kauffman and J. A. Fagerstrom
313
28 Historical Diversity Patterns in North American
Large Herbivores and Carnivores
Blaire Van Valkenbnrgb and Christine M. Janis
330
29 Fossil Communities: Compositional Variation at
Many Time Scales
James W. Valentine and David Jahlonski
341
30 Species Diversity: Regional and Historical
Influences
Robert E. Ricklefs and Dolpb Scblnter

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