The Population Biology of Tubellaria with Special Reference to the Freshwater Triclads of the British Isles

TB Reynoldson - Advances in ecological research, 1983 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The distribution and abundance of organisms is determined by four
basic ecological processes—namely,(1) the historical events, which have allowed or
prevented a species from reaching a habitat,(2) the physiological limitations of the species at
all stages of the life-cycle,(3) the availability of energy resources, and (4) the ability of the
species to tolerate competition, predation, and parasitism. Historical events have influenced
the lake and stream triclads differently. The hypothesis, which fits the present-day …