Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... insects but not likely to exterminate them . What such observers generally do not know is that when the same pesticides are applied to wild vegetation , they are effective at eliminating wild insect populations . Perhaps the most ...
... insects but not likely to exterminate them . What such observers generally do not know is that when the same pesticides are applied to wild vegetation , they are effective at eliminating wild insect populations . Perhaps the most ...
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... insect introductions we shall find that the conclusions are very differ- ent . Insect introductions Simberloff ( 1986 ) has reviewed insect introductions to the United States using data compiled by Sailer ( 1978 , 1983 ) . Although ...
... insect introductions we shall find that the conclusions are very differ- ent . Insect introductions Simberloff ( 1986 ) has reviewed insect introductions to the United States using data compiled by Sailer ( 1978 , 1983 ) . Although ...
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... insect introductions might appear superficially like those for vertebrates , predicting the success of insect introductions from a knowledge of community structure seems a much less certain task . Species additions : Summary There are ...
... insect introductions might appear superficially like those for vertebrates , predicting the success of insect introductions from a knowledge of community structure seems a much less certain task . Species additions : Summary There are ...
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