Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... levels , from that of the local population , through the metapopulation , the entire species , to the community and the ecosystem . But three levels of complexity and problems are clearly identifiable . The first level is the population ...
... levels , from that of the local population , through the metapopulation , the entire species , to the community and the ecosystem . But three levels of complexity and problems are clearly identifiable . The first level is the population ...
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... levels , where the var- ious problems besetting small populations make recovery unlikely ( Gilpin and Soulé , Chapter 2 ) . A major practical problem facing con- servation biologists is to halt continuing population declines due to ...
... levels , where the var- ious problems besetting small populations make recovery unlikely ( Gilpin and Soulé , Chapter 2 ) . A major practical problem facing con- servation biologists is to halt continuing population declines due to ...
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... levels between 50 and 80 percent . We can reasonably assume that each area must have supported a complement of animal species that would bring their totals to some 200,000 species each , with similar levels of endemism overall ( Raven ...
... levels between 50 and 80 percent . We can reasonably assume that each area must have supported a complement of animal species that would bring their totals to some 200,000 species each , with similar levels of endemism overall ( Raven ...
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