Long-term studies of vertebrate communities. (1996)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Vertebrate communities
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Martin L. Cody, Jeffrey A. Smallwood.
• Other Names: Cody, Martin L, 1941-; Smallwood, Jeffrey A
• Contents: Pt. 1. Fish communities : On the structure and dynamics of temperate reef fish assemblages: are resources tracked? / Sally J. Holbrook and Russell J. Schmitt -- Long-term studies of northern temperate freshwater fish communities / Allen Keast -- Structure and dynamics of reef fish communities: a biogeographical comparison / Peter F. Sale -- Dynamic diversity in fish assemblages of tropical rivers / Kirk O. Winemiller. pt. 2. Reptile and amphibian communities: Structure and dynamics of a turtle community over two decades / Justin D. Congdon and J. Whitfield Gibbons -- Predation and competition in salamander communities / Nelson G. Hairston, Sr. -- Long-term changes in lizard assemblages in the Great Victoria Desert: dynamic habitat mosaics in response to wildfires / Eric R. Pianka -- Structure and dynamics of an amphibian community: evidence from a 16-year study of a natural pond / Raymond D. Semlitsch, David E. Scott, Joseph H.K. Pechmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. pt. 3. Bird communities : Role of the sibling species in the dynamics of the forest-bird communities in M'Passa (Northeastern Gabon) / A. Brosset -- Bird communities in the Central Rocky Mountains / Martin L. Cody -- Finch communities in a climatically fluctuating environment / Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant -- Waterfowl communities in the Northern Plains / Douglas H. Johnson. pt. 4. Mammal communities : Small-mammal community patterns in old fields: distinguishing site-specific from regional processes / James E. Diffendorfer, R.D. Holt, N.A. Slade, and M.S. Gaines -- Long-term studies of small-mammal communities from disturbed habitats in Eastern Australia / Barry J. Fox -- Organization, diversity, and long-term dynamics of a neotropical bat community / Elisabeth K.V. Kalko, Charles O. Handley, Jr. and Darelyn Handley -- Desert rodents: long-term responses to natural changes and experimental manipulations / Thomas J. Valone and James H. Brown.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Extent: 1 online resource (597 pages)
• Subjects: 596/.05247; Vertebrates; Animal communities; Animal communities; Vertebrates; Vertébrés -- Populations; Communautés animales; Wirbeltiere; Tiergesellschaft; Langfristige Analyse; Aufsatzsammlung; Langfristige Analyse; Tiergesellschaft; Wirbeltiere; Aufsatzsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080535623; 0080535623
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.