Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. 1. Introduction: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Metacommunity Ecology 1
5. 2. The Theories of Metacommunities 23
6. 3. Processes in Metacommunities 49
7. 4. Metacommunity Patterns in Space 90
8. 5. Interactions between Time and Space in Metacommunities 131
9. 6. What Can Functional Traits and Phylogenies Tell Us about Coexistence in Metacommunities? 151
10. 7. Combining Taxonomic and Functional- Trait Patterns to Disentangle Metacommunity Assembly Processes 177
11. 8. Eco- evolutionary Dynamics in Metacommunities 202
12. 9. Macroevolution in Metacommunities 239
13. 10. The Macroecology of Metacommunities 255
14. 11. Food Webs in Metacommunities 303
15. 12. Community Assembly and the Functioning of Ecosystems in Metacommunities 335
16. 13. From Metacommunities to Metaecosystems 369
17. 14. A Coming Transition in Metacommunity Ecology 380
18. References 393
19. Index 465