Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... BIOLOGICAL FLORA Since the Biological Flora is a subset of the entire British flora , we need to know ( 1 ) how its entries were selected , and ( 2 ) whether they are a biased set from our perspective . The entries to the Biological ...
... BIOLOGICAL FLORA Since the Biological Flora is a subset of the entire British flora , we need to know ( 1 ) how its entries were selected , and ( 2 ) whether they are a biased set from our perspective . The entries to the Biological ...
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... Biological Flora with those from the Atlas . Each dot in the maps represents the occurrence of the species in a 10 km2 area . Total dot counts per species thus measure the total geographical area in which the species is found . Of the ...
... Biological Flora with those from the Atlas . Each dot in the maps represents the occurrence of the species in a 10 km2 area . Total dot counts per species thus measure the total geographical area in which the species is found . Of the ...
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... biological responses include elevated tree mortality , increased leaffall , a flourish of new plant growth in response to increased light , and depression of bird popula- tions in both number of individuals and number of species ...
... biological responses include elevated tree mortality , increased leaffall , a flourish of new plant growth in response to increased light , and depression of bird popula- tions in both number of individuals and number of species ...
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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