Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... bats . Moreover , the caves have been long exploited for their limestone . In the wake of this double assault , bat ... bats , whether nectar - consuming or fruit - eating bats . Bats pollinate hundreds of genera of tropical trees and ...
... bats . Moreover , the caves have been long exploited for their limestone . In the wake of this double assault , bat ... bats , whether nectar - consuming or fruit - eating bats . Bats pollinate hundreds of genera of tropical trees and ...
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... bats when they are aroused ( Stebbings , 1969 ; Tipton , 1982 ) . A single visit by a human to a hibernating gray bat cave , with lights being directed at the bats , may cause the bats to abandon the cave , without any alternate habitat ...
... bats when they are aroused ( Stebbings , 1969 ; Tipton , 1982 ) . A single visit by a human to a hibernating gray bat cave , with lights being directed at the bats , may cause the bats to abandon the cave , without any alternate habitat ...
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... bats and their habitats are distinct enough from other com- ponents of the cave fauna that they warrant a separate discussion . Education must play a major role in the conservation of bats and bat caves . As the pamphlets of Bat ...
... bats and their habitats are distinct enough from other com- ponents of the cave fauna that they warrant a separate discussion . Education must play a major role in the conservation of bats and bat caves . As the pamphlets of Bat ...
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