The Ecology of Desert Communities
"Provides interesting and thought-provoking reading and is highly recommended to anyone interested in desert ecosystems or community ecology. The book . . . should serve as an inspiration to many for future research."—Journal of Biogeography

"This book is not just about deserts; it is an update of the contributions that research in desert systems is making to community ecology. . . This book will provide a useful reference for desert ecologists, as well as indicate critical directions where progress needs to be made."—Ecology

"This important book fills a significant gap in previous syntheses by presenting a detailed series of reviews of current understanding of community patterns and structure in desert environments. . . . Each chapter is thorough and well written and . . . closes with a discussion of suggested future research. . . . [T]hese ideas will do much to focus interest on the importance of desert systems in understanding community. Thus, this book has interest well beyond desert ecologists alone."—BioScience

"Valuable reading and reference for ecology students, teachers and researchers."—Quarterly Review of Biology



 
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The Ecology of Desert Communities
"Provides interesting and thought-provoking reading and is highly recommended to anyone interested in desert ecosystems or community ecology. The book . . . should serve as an inspiration to many for future research."—Journal of Biogeography

"This book is not just about deserts; it is an update of the contributions that research in desert systems is making to community ecology. . . This book will provide a useful reference for desert ecologists, as well as indicate critical directions where progress needs to be made."—Ecology

"This important book fills a significant gap in previous syntheses by presenting a detailed series of reviews of current understanding of community patterns and structure in desert environments. . . . Each chapter is thorough and well written and . . . closes with a discussion of suggested future research. . . . [T]hese ideas will do much to focus interest on the importance of desert systems in understanding community. Thus, this book has interest well beyond desert ecologists alone."—BioScience

"Valuable reading and reference for ecology students, teachers and researchers."—Quarterly Review of Biology



 
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"Provides interesting and thought-provoking reading and is highly recommended to anyone interested in desert ecosystems or community ecology. The book . . . should serve as an inspiration to many for future research."—Journal of Biogeography

"This book is not just about deserts; it is an update of the contributions that research in desert systems is making to community ecology. . . This book will provide a useful reference for desert ecologists, as well as indicate critical directions where progress needs to be made."—Ecology

"This important book fills a significant gap in previous syntheses by presenting a detailed series of reviews of current understanding of community patterns and structure in desert environments. . . . Each chapter is thorough and well written and . . . closes with a discussion of suggested future research. . . . [T]hese ideas will do much to focus interest on the importance of desert systems in understanding community. Thus, this book has interest well beyond desert ecologists alone."—BioScience

"Valuable reading and reference for ecology students, teachers and researchers."—Quarterly Review of Biology



 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780816535392
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 10/18/2016
Series: Century Collection
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 470
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gary A. Polis, Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside), was a biology professor at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, Davis. His Biology of Scorpions (Stanford University Press, 1990) is regarded as the “scorpion Bible.”

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

1 Desert Communities: An Overview of Patterns and Processes Gary A. Polis 1

2 Population Biology of Desert Annual Plants Richard S. Inouye 27

3 Soil Communities in Deserts: Microarthropods and Nematodes John C. Zak Diana W. Freckman 55

4 The Community Ecology of Macroarthropod Detritivores Clifford S. Crawford 89

5 The Role of Ants and Termites in Desert Communities William P. MacKay 113

6 Patterns of Heterogeneity in Desert Herbivorous Insect Communities Charles S. Wisdom 151

7 The Ecology and Importance of Predaceous Arthropods in Desert Communities Gary A. Polis Tsunemi Yamashita 180

8 The Community Ecology of Desert Anurans Bruce D. Woodward Sandra L. Mitchell 223

9 Desert Reptile Communities Laurie J. Vitt 249

10 The Ecology of Desert Birds John A Wiens 278

11 Desert Mammal Communities O. J. Reichman 311

12 Sand Dune Communities Mary K. Seely 348

13 Food Webs in Desert Communities: Complexity via Diversify and Omnivory Gary A. Polis 383

Contributors 439

Index of Genera 441

Subject Index 445

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