TY - BOOK AU - Giller,Paul S. TI - Community structure and the niche SN - 0412251108 U1 - 577.82 PY - 1984/// CY - London PB - Springer KW - Niche theory KW - Community N1 - Includes references; 1 Introduction and definitions.- 2 Niche theory.- 3 Competition and the niche; the effect on niche width.- 4 Competition and the niche; limiting similarity and differential niche overlap.- 5 Predation and species diversity.- 6 Competition and predation; complementarity of the hypotheses.- 7 Saturation of communities.- 8 Species diversity trends - theories and hypotheses.- 9 The relative abundance of species.- 10 Community structure: the patterns and rules.- ER -