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One of the central questions of ecology is why there are so many different kinds of plants and animals. Here David Tilman presents a theory of how organisms compete for resources and the way their competition promotes diversity. Developing Hutchinson's suggestion that the main cause of diversity is the feeding relations of species, this book builds a mechanistic, resource-based explanation of the structure and functioning of ecological communities. In a detailed analysis of the Park Grass Experiments at the Rothamsted Experimental Station in England, the author demonstrates that the dramatic results of these 120 years of experimentation are consistent with his theory, as are observations in many other natural communities. The consumer-resource approach of this book is applicable to both animal and plant communities, but the majority of Professor Tilman's discussion concentrates on the structure of plant communities. All theoretical arguments are developed graphically, and formal mathematics is kept to a minimum. The final chapters of the book provide some testable speculations about resources and animal communities and explore such problems as the evolution of "super species," the differences between plant and animal community diversity patterns, and the cause of plant succession.

General ecology and biosociology --- Biotic communities --- Competition (Biology) --- Ecosystèmes --- Compétition (Biologie) --- Ecosystèmes --- Compétition (Biologie)

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Biomathematics. Biometry. Biostatistics --- General ecology and biosociology --- 581.55 --- Plant communities --- Plant ecology --- Plant species --- #WPLT:dd.Prof.F.Symons --- Plant speciation --- Plants --- Species --- Botany --- Ecology --- Communities, Plant --- Phytosociology --- Plant associations --- Plant societies --- Biotic communities --- Sociability. Plant associations and associes --- Speciation --- Classification --- 581.55 Sociability. Plant associations and associes --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Floristic ecology

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Moor flora --- -Moor flora --- -Plant communities --- -Phytogeography --- -Moor plants --- Wetland plants --- Botanical geography --- Botany --- Geobotany --- Geographical distribution of plants --- Plant distribution --- Plant geography --- Plant species --- Plants --- Biogeography --- Disjunct plants --- Communities, Plant --- Phytosociology --- Plant associations --- Plant societies --- Biotic communities --- Plant ecology --- Maps --- Geographical distribution --- Moor plants --- Phytogeography --- Plant communities --- Maps. --- Europe --- bogs --- bryophytes --- ecology --- hydrology --- maps --- mire types --- monographs --- phytosociology --- tables --- wetlands --- -Maps

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AMC Central America --- Central America --- Mexico --- Pinaceae --- Pinus Cembroides --- ecology --- forests --- phytogeography --- Forest ecology --- Phytogeography --- Pinus cembroides --- Plant communities --- Communities, Plant --- Phytosociology --- Plant associations --- Plant societies --- Biotic communities --- Plant ecology --- Mexican nut pine --- Mexican pinyon pine --- Mexican stone pine --- Nut pine, Mexican --- Stone pine, Mexican --- Stoneseed pine --- Three-leaved pine --- Pine --- Pinyon pines --- Botanical geography --- Botany --- Geobotany --- Geographical distribution of plants --- Plant distribution --- Plant geography --- Plant species --- Plants --- Biogeography --- Disjunct plants --- Forest ecosystems --- Forests and forestry --- Ecology --- Geographical distribution

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Forests and forestry --- Forest ecology --- Plant communities --- Forest site quality --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Ecologie forestière --- Associations végétales --- 581.526.42 --- 581.55 --- 630*22 --- 630*187 --- Communities, Plant --- Phytosociology --- Plant associations --- Plant societies --- Biotic communities --- Plant ecology --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Classification, Forest site --- Forest site classification --- Quality of forest sites --- Site classification (Forestry) --- Site evaluation (Forestry) --- Site quality (Forestry) --- Forest productivity --- Forest soils --- Ecology --- Forest formations --- Sociability. Plant associations and associes --- Silvicultural systems --- Vegetation types --- Growth --- duplicates available --- forestry --- 630*187 Vegetation types --- 630*22 Silvicultural systems --- 581.55 Sociability. Plant associations and associes --- 581.526.42 Forest formations --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Ecologie forestière --- Associations végétales --- Forest ecology. --- Forest ecosystems