Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... density compensation and expanded habitat use . Density compensation produces higher densities per species in habitats with lower a - diversities . This is illustrated in a comparison between Mo- rocco and the Canary Islands , where ...
... density compensation and expanded habitat use . Density compensation produces higher densities per species in habitats with lower a - diversities . This is illustrated in a comparison between Mo- rocco and the Canary Islands , where ...
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... density in all censuses combined ) to rarest on the abscissa , and the cumulative percentage of the total bird density at a census site is scored on the ordinate . Each separate curve shows how total bird density is accumulated at a ...
... density in all censuses combined ) to rarest on the abscissa , and the cumulative percentage of the total bird density at a census site is scored on the ordinate . Each separate curve shows how total bird density is accumulated at a ...
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... density of the primary host , NÃ , and the density of the inter- mediate host , V. Most indirect life cycle microparasites are transmit- ted by arthropods ( usually insects , but occasionally ticks ) , where the vector acquires or ...
... density of the primary host , NÃ , and the density of the inter- mediate host , V. Most indirect life cycle microparasites are transmit- ted by arthropods ( usually insects , but occasionally ticks ) , where the vector acquires or ...
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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