Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... patterns of diversity and rarity in communities , it means that they have understood the distribution and abundance patterns of their component species . Hence the diversity- rarity problem is one of the fundamental issues in biology ...
... patterns of diversity and rarity in communities , it means that they have understood the distribution and abundance patterns of their component species . Hence the diversity- rarity problem is one of the fundamental issues in biology ...
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... PATTERNS In this chapter we have seen how patterns of diversity and its com- ponents are related to patterns of rarity within Mediterranean - climate regions , and in particular how the effects of habitat area , isolation , and ...
... PATTERNS In this chapter we have seen how patterns of diversity and its com- ponents are related to patterns of rarity within Mediterranean - climate regions , and in particular how the effects of habitat area , isolation , and ...
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... patterns in overdispersed ecologies and mor- phologies . Later theoretical studies , however , have shown just how complex the patterns of morphological differences could be , even in communi- ties where competition is important ...
... patterns in overdispersed ecologies and mor- phologies . Later theoretical studies , however , have shown just how complex the patterns of morphological differences could be , even in communi- ties where competition is important ...
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