Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... crops in Costa Rica and Nicaragua . Airplanes commonly spray this remnant vegetation at the same time that the crop is sprayed , and the small bits of wild vege- tation become impressively free of insects . The foliage of the plants ...
... crops in Costa Rica and Nicaragua . Airplanes commonly spray this remnant vegetation at the same time that the crop is sprayed , and the small bits of wild vege- tation become impressively free of insects . The foliage of the plants ...
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... crop plants much more than native tree species , since most crop plants have been selected for high growth rates under optimal soil conditions . Native species are much better able to tolerate the nutrient scarcity and aluminum toxicity ...
... crop plants much more than native tree species , since most crop plants have been selected for high growth rates under optimal soil conditions . Native species are much better able to tolerate the nutrient scarcity and aluminum toxicity ...
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... cropping is usually defined as a 75-80 percent probability of harvesting the most drought - tolerant traditional food crop , for example , barley in Mediterranean Africa and pearl millet in the tropics . Crop failure for these two crops ...
... cropping is usually defined as a 75-80 percent probability of harvesting the most drought - tolerant traditional food crop , for example , barley in Mediterranean Africa and pearl millet in the tropics . Crop failure for these two crops ...
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