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Patterns and dynamics of context-dependency in the marine rocky intertidal

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Berlow, Eric Layani

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As ecologists are being called upon to predict the consequences of human perturbations to natural communities, an important goal is to understand what factors drive variability or consistency in nature. In the rocky intertidal of San Juan Island, Washington, a comparative experimental approach was used to investigate spatial and temporal...

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Philosophy in Zoology presented on 9 June, 1995. Title: Patterns and Dynamics of Context-Dependency in
The ecological consequences of the reduction of species diversity : experimental approaches

Creator:

Allison, Gary William

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The influence of loss of diversity on community dynamics and ecosystem functioning has recently received considerable attention. Although study of biodiversity has a long history within ecology, empirical investigations exploring consequences of loss have been rare. Because many factors confound diversity comparisons, experimental manipulations of diversity offer the most direct...

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Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on January 16, 1997. Title: Ecological Consequences of the
The roles of provenance and phylogeny in recruitment, community assembly, and species coexistence in invaded California grasslands

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Brandt, Angela J.

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Biological invasions pose one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity, but many naturalized invaders coexist with the native community. Community ecology theory provides a framework for understanding the mechanisms by which invaders might coexist with native species or exclude them from the community, thus informing management practices to maximize...

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Dissertation

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DISSERTATION OF Angela J. Brandt for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on March 14