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- A Framework for Community Ecology
- A Framework for Community Ecology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 A General Framework for Community Ecology
- 2 Filters
- 3 Species Pools
- 4 Traits
- 5 Trait–Environment Interactions
- 6 Functional Groups
- 7 Predictive Models of Community Assembly
- 8 Prospects and Possibilities
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2021
Book contents
- A Framework for Community Ecology
- A Framework for Community Ecology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 A General Framework for Community Ecology
- 2 Filters
- 3 Species Pools
- 4 Traits
- 5 Trait–Environment Interactions
- 6 Functional Groups
- 7 Predictive Models of Community Assembly
- 8 Prospects and Possibilities
- References
- Index
- References
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