One of the central questions of ecology is why there are so many different kinds of plants and animals. Here David Tilman presents a theory of how organisms com

The question "Why are there so many species?" has puzzled ecologist for a long time. Initially, an academic question, it has gained practical interest by the re

Professor Cody's monograph emphasizes the role of competition at levels above single species populations, and describes how competition, by way of the niche con

Although ecologists have long considered morphology and life history to be important determinants of the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of plants in natu

As one of the most quantitative of ecological subdisciplines, resource competition is an important, central area of ecology. Recently research into this area ha