THE ECOLOGY OF BIRD COMMUNITIES by John A. Wiens ( 9780521426343 )

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Title:

THE ECOLOGY OF BIRD COMMUNITIES

Volume:

v. 1

By:

John A. Wiens

Format:

Paperback

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0521426340

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9780521426343

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

12 March, 1992

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Ecology

Pages:

560

Description:

A major study of avian community ecology, first published in 1992.

Synopsis:

The two volumes of John Wiens' Ecology of Bird Communities, first published in 1992, are recognised as having applications and importance beyond the study of birds to the wider study of ecology in general. The books contain a detailed synthesis of our understanding of the patterns of organisation of bird communities and of the factors that may determine them, drawing from studies from all over the world. The author, however, does more than simply review findings in bird community ecology. By emphasizing how proper logic and methods have or have not been followed and how different viewpoints have developed historically and have led to controversy, he extends the scope of these books far beyond the study of birds. Volume 1 Foundations and Patterns explores why avian community ecologists ask the questions they do and what philosophical and methodological approaches they have used to answer such questions. Most of the book is devoted to a critical evaluation of what is known about the nature and organisation of bird communities.

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131 b/w illus. 34 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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