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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Contributors xiii
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PART I. SINGLE SPECIES DYNAMICS IN SPATIAL HABITATS
- 1. Population Dynamics i n Spatial Habitats 3
- 2. Predictive and Practical Metapopulation Models: The Incidence Function Approach 21
- 3. Variability, Patchiness, and J u m p Dispersal i n the Spread of an Invading Population 46
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PART II: PARASITES, PATHOGENS, AND PREDATORS IN A SPATIALLY COMPLEX WORLD
- Introduction 71
- 4. The Dynamics of Spatially Distributed Host-Parasitoid Systems 75
- 5. Basic Epidemiological Concepts i n a Spatial Context 111
- 6. Measles: Persistence and Synchronicity in Disease Dynamics 137
- 7. Genetics and the Spatial Ecology of Species Interactions: Th e Silene-Ustilago System 158
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PART III: COMPETITION IN A SPATIAL WORLD
- Introduction 181
- 8. Competition in Spatial Habitats 185
- 9. Biologically Generated Spatial Pattern and the Coexistence of Competing Species 204
- 10. Habitat Destruction and Species Extinctions 233
- 11. Local and Regional Processes as Controls of Species Richness 250
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PART IV: THE FINAL ANALYSIS: DOES SPACE MATTER OR NOT? AND How WILL WE TEST OUR IDEAS?
- 12. Theories of Simplification and Scaling of Spatially Distributed Processes 271
- 13. Production Functions from Ecological Populations: A Survey with Emphasis on Spatially Implicit Models 296
- 14. Challenges and Opportunities for Empirical Evaluation of "Spatial Theory" 318
- References 333
- Index 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Contributors xiii
-
PART I. SINGLE SPECIES DYNAMICS IN SPATIAL HABITATS
- 1. Population Dynamics i n Spatial Habitats 3
- 2. Predictive and Practical Metapopulation Models: The Incidence Function Approach 21
- 3. Variability, Patchiness, and J u m p Dispersal i n the Spread of an Invading Population 46
-
PART II: PARASITES, PATHOGENS, AND PREDATORS IN A SPATIALLY COMPLEX WORLD
- Introduction 71
- 4. The Dynamics of Spatially Distributed Host-Parasitoid Systems 75
- 5. Basic Epidemiological Concepts i n a Spatial Context 111
- 6. Measles: Persistence and Synchronicity in Disease Dynamics 137
- 7. Genetics and the Spatial Ecology of Species Interactions: Th e Silene-Ustilago System 158
-
PART III: COMPETITION IN A SPATIAL WORLD
- Introduction 181
- 8. Competition in Spatial Habitats 185
- 9. Biologically Generated Spatial Pattern and the Coexistence of Competing Species 204
- 10. Habitat Destruction and Species Extinctions 233
- 11. Local and Regional Processes as Controls of Species Richness 250
-
PART IV: THE FINAL ANALYSIS: DOES SPACE MATTER OR NOT? AND How WILL WE TEST OUR IDEAS?
- 12. Theories of Simplification and Scaling of Spatially Distributed Processes 271
- 13. Production Functions from Ecological Populations: A Survey with Emphasis on Spatially Implicit Models 296
- 14. Challenges and Opportunities for Empirical Evaluation of "Spatial Theory" 318
- References 333
- Index 365