Food webs /
Kevin S. McCann.
- 1st ed .
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
- xii, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm..
- Monographs in population biology .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-234) and index.
"Human impacts are dramatically altering our natural ecosystems. The implications of these human impacts on the sustainability and functioning of these amazingly complex entities remains uncertain. As a result, food web theory has experienced a proliferation of research that seeks to address this critical area. This book synthesizes modern and classical results into a general theory. Finally, this book takes this general theoretical framework and discusses the implications of human impact for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems"--