Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... flora . To do so , we need both a data base ( a flora with sufficient information to give us data on the three traits independently ) and a method to assign species to the eight categories in an unbiased manner . We ideally wish to ...
... flora . To do so , we need both a data base ( a flora with sufficient information to give us data on the three traits independently ) and a method to assign species to the eight categories in an unbiased manner . We ideally wish to ...
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... Flora Association , 1977 ) . What historical forces have shaped the flora of the British Isles and how does their island nature influence our study ? Even for islands , the British Isles have a depauperate flora and a low level of ...
... Flora Association , 1977 ) . What historical forces have shaped the flora of the British Isles and how does their island nature influence our study ? Even for islands , the British Isles have a depauperate flora and a low level of ...
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... Flora ( not including the Supplement ) and 174 for the Bi- ological Flora of the British Isles ( 3 of the 177 total native species in the survey do not have an ABC designation in the Atlas ) . A second means of assessing bias in species ...
... Flora ( not including the Supplement ) and 174 for the Bi- ological Flora of the British Isles ( 3 of the 177 total native species in the survey do not have an ABC designation in the Atlas ) . A second means of assessing bias in species ...
Contents
Conservation Biology and the Real World | 1 |
The Fitness and Viability of Populations | 13 |
Processes of Species | 19 |
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a-diversity abundance Africa alleles animals Barro Colorado Barro Colorado Island bats biological biologists bird species breeding caves Chapter climate coadaptation communities conservation biology crop density dispersal distribution disturbance ecological ecosystem edge effects environmental example extinction fauna Figure flora fragmentation frugivores fynbos genes genetic load genetic variation genic diversity Gentry geographic groups growth Guinea habitat specificity heliophiles heterosis heterozygosity heterozygous homozygotes Houérou Hubbell and Foster human inbreeding inbreeding depression increase individuals insect interactions introduced species Irian Jaya islands isolated km² loci males mammals mangrove mating natural number of species nutrients occur outbreeding depression overdominance patches patterns percent plant species pops population population densities predators problems production range rare species rarity reduced reef regeneration regions relatively reserves result season soil Soulé studies Table taxa Terborgh tion tree species troglobites tropical forests variability vegetation vertebrates zone