Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... fragmentation and its attendent effects , some of which will be surface effects . At first , many of the effects of fragmentation will be subtle and will only be detected by field work , censuses , and mon- itoring . The health of ...
... fragmentation and its attendent effects , some of which will be surface effects . At first , many of the effects of fragmentation will be subtle and will only be detected by field work , censuses , and mon- itoring . The health of ...
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... fragmentation lead to the loss of species ? ( 3 ) For an already fragmented landscape , are there any guidelines for the selection and management of nature reserves ? Here we shall set as our goal the long - term preservation of those ...
... fragmentation lead to the loss of species ? ( 3 ) For an already fragmented landscape , are there any guidelines for the selection and management of nature reserves ? Here we shall set as our goal the long - term preservation of those ...
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... Fragmentation re- mains the principal threat to most species in the temperate zone . A MODEL OF FRAGMENTATION Analyses of the effect of fragmentation ( and guidelines for the design of nature reserves ) have generally been based on the ...
... Fragmentation re- mains the principal threat to most species in the temperate zone . A MODEL OF FRAGMENTATION Analyses of the effect of fragmentation ( and guidelines for the design of nature reserves ) have generally been based on the ...
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