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One of the central questions of ecology is why there are so many different kinds of plants and animals. Here David Tilman presents a theory of how organisms compete for resources and the way their competition promotes diversity. Developing Hutchinson's suggestion that the main cause of diversity is the feeding relations of species, this book builds a mechanistic, resource-based explanation of the structure and functioning of ecological communities. In a detailed analysis of the Park Grass Experiments at the Rothamsted Experimental Station in England, the author demonstrates that the dramatic results of these 120 years of experimentation are consistent with his theory, as are observations in many other natural communities. The consumer-resource approach of this book is applicable to both animal and plant communities, but the majority of Professor Tilman's discussion concentrates on the structure of plant communities. All theoretical arguments are developed graphically, and formal mathematics is kept to a minimum. The final chapters of the book provide some testable speculations about resources and animal communities and explore such problems as the evolution of "super species," the differences between plant and animal community diversity patterns, and the cause of plant succession.

General ecology and biosociology --- Biotic communities --- Competition (Biology) --- Ecosystèmes --- Compétition (Biologie) --- Ecosystèmes --- Compétition (Biologie)

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genetische informatie --- moleculaire biologie --- Histology. Cytology --- Molecular biology --- histologie --- Biologie [Cel] --- Biologie [Moleculaire ] --- Biologie cellulaire --- Biologie moléculaire --- Biology [Molecular ] --- Celbiologie --- Cell biology --- Cellular biology --- Cytologie --- Cytology --- Moleculaire biologie --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biophysics --- Cell Biology --- Molecular Biology --- Cytology. --- Molecular biology. --- Biologie moléculaire

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Glandular physiology --- Human biochemistry --- Biologie [Moleculaire ] --- Biologie moléculaire --- Biology [Molecular ] --- Hormonen --- Hormones --- Moleculaire biologie --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biology --- Molecular biophysics --- Molecular Biology --- Hormones. --- Molecular biology. --- Monograph

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Molecular biology --- Genetics --- Genomics --- Genomics. --- Genetica --- Moleculaire biologie

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Presenting the main concepts, this book leads students as well as advanced researchers from different disciplines to an understanding of current ideas in the complex field of comprehensive experimental investigation of biological objects, analysis of data, development of models, simulation, and hypothesis generation. It provides readers with guidance on how a specific complex biological question may be tackled: How to formulate questions that can be answered Which experiments to perform Where to find information in databases and on the Internet What kinds of models are appropriate How to use simulation tools What can be learned from the comparison of experimental data and modeling results How to make testable predictions. The authors demonstrate how mathematical concepts can illuminate the principles underlying biology at a genetic, molecular, cellular and even organism level, and how to use mathematical tools for analysis and prediction.

Biomathematics. Biometry. Biostatistics --- Systems biology --- Biology --- Systems Biology --- Systems biology. --- Systems Biology. --- Systematics. Taxonomy. Nomenclature --- Biology. --- Bioinformatique et applications informatiques en biologie --- Biologie des systèmes --- Modelisation mathematique en biologie --- Modélisation mathématique et simulation en biochimie et en biologie moléculaire