Biological diversity : the coexistence of species on changing landscapes

1. Introduction Part I. Raw Materials and Tools: 2. General patterns of species diversity 3. The assessment of species diversity Part II. Theories of Species Diversity: Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium: 4. Equilibrium processes and the maintenance of landscape-scale species diversity 5. Non-equilibrium processes and the maintenance of local species diversity Part III. Mechanisms that Regulate Biological Diversity at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales: 6. Diversity within populations 7. Individual properties and the structure of communities and ecosystems 8. Landscape patterns: disturbance and diversity 9. Landscape patterns: succession and temporal change 10. Landscape patterns: gradients and zonation Part IV. Case Studies: Patterns and Hypotheses: 11. Case studies: endemism and invasions 12. Case studies: species diversity in marine ecosystems 13. Case studies: species diversity in fire-influenced ecosystems 14. Case studies: species diversity in tropical rain forests 15. Concluding comments: the economics of biological diversity.