Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... abundance " Somewhere Large ” or “ Everywhere Small . " Before filling out the survey , participants were shown unam- biguous examples of species belonging to each of the two choices avail- able for the three traits . Maps ( Figure 2 ) ...
... abundance " Somewhere Large ” or “ Everywhere Small . " Before filling out the survey , participants were shown unam- biguous examples of species belonging to each of the two choices avail- able for the three traits . Maps ( Figure 2 ) ...
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... abundance to habitat specificity and gap regeneration requirements . Although the flora of Barro Col- orado Island is well known ( Croat , 1978 ) , we do not consider geo- graphic range as a parameter because the regional taxonomic ...
... abundance to habitat specificity and gap regeneration requirements . Although the flora of Barro Col- orado Island is well known ( Croat , 1978 ) , we do not consider geo- graphic range as a parameter because the regional taxonomic ...
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... abundance curve for all free - standing woody plants of 1 cm dbh or larger in the 50 - ha plot . Abundance categories are in octaves of abundance ( individuals per species ) , shown in units of log base 2. The lognor- mal distribution ...
... abundance curve for all free - standing woody plants of 1 cm dbh or larger in the 50 - ha plot . Abundance categories are in octaves of abundance ( individuals per species ) , shown in units of log base 2. The lognor- mal distribution ...
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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