xix, 597 p., [1] p. of plate : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1996
C1996
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
