Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... Barro Colorado forest appear to be at intraspecific densities far below those at which strong density dependence would be expressed . Second , the size class distributions of populations of common spe- cies often show considerable ...
... Barro Colorado forest appear to be at intraspecific densities far below those at which strong density dependence would be expressed . Second , the size class distributions of populations of common spe- cies often show considerable ...
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... Barro Colorado results are sufficiently detailed to define preservation strategies for a large number of indi- vidual tropical tree species . The results are of more general signficance because many of the species in the study are ...
... Barro Colorado results are sufficiently detailed to define preservation strategies for a large number of indi- vidual tropical tree species . The results are of more general signficance because many of the species in the study are ...
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... Barro Colorado forest increases with area , and how forest patchiness affects the species - area relationship - both issues of importance to tropical tree con- servation . Hubbell , S.P. and R.B. Foster . 1985a . Canopy gaps and the ...
... Barro Colorado forest increases with area , and how forest patchiness affects the species - area relationship - both issues of importance to tropical tree con- servation . Hubbell , S.P. and R.B. Foster . 1985a . Canopy gaps and the ...
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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