As one of the most quantitative of ecological subdisciplines, resource
competition is an important, central area of ecology. Recently research
into this area has increased dramatically and resource competition
models have become more complex. The characterisation of this phenomenon
is therefore the aim of this book. Resource Competition seeks to
identify the unifying principles emerging from experimental and
theoretical approaches as well as the differences between organisms,
illustrating that greater knowledge of resource competition will benefit
human and environmental welfare. This book will serve as an
indispensable guide to ecologists, evolutionary biologists and
environmental managers, and all those interested in resource competition
as an emerging discipline.