This book, which is an expansion of an academic paper – and which will be most appreciated by those with some background in community ecology – builds a theory of ecological communities (interacting species living in the same place, bound by a network of influences they have on one another) based on the main processes of: selection among species, drift, dispersal and speciation. Vellend’s aim is to provide a teaching resource for students and researchers, but it will also make for an interesting read to laymen with an interest in community ecology theory.
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This book, which is an expansion of an academic paper – and which will be most appreciated by those with some background in community ecology – builds a theory of ecological communities (interacting species living in the same place, bound by a network of influences they have on one another) based on the main processes of: selection among species, drift, dispersal and speciation. Vellend’s aim is to provide a teaching resource for students and researchers, but it will also make for an interesting read to laymen with an interest in community ecology theory.