Ritchie, Mark E., 1960-

Scale, heterogeneity, and the structure and diversity of ecological communities / Mark E. Ritchie. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010. - 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Monographs in population biology ; [45] . - Monographs in population biology ; 45. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Community ecology lives -- The geometry of heterogeneity -- Scaling relationships for the consumption of resources -- Food, resources, and scale-dependent niches -- Size structure in ecological guilds -- Heterogeneity and patterns of species diversity -- Biodiversity conservation in fractal landscapes -- Testing the model -- Perspectives, caveats, and conclusions.

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Ecological heterogeneity.
Biodiversity.
Biotic communities.
Animal population density.

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