Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... reef fishes , corals and other reef fauna - are important in determining reef community structure ( Sale , 1980 ; Rogers et al . , 1984 ) . This has generated increased interest in the effects of behavior and of wind and current ...
... reef fishes , corals and other reef fauna - are important in determining reef community structure ( Sale , 1980 ; Rogers et al . , 1984 ) . This has generated increased interest in the effects of behavior and of wind and current ...
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... reef Fringing reef ᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤ Mangroves Seagrass W Coral Sand beach ᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤ FIGURE 1. Diagram of typical spatial relationships of coastal mangrove , seagrass , and coral reef ...
... reef Fringing reef ᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤ Mangroves Seagrass W Coral Sand beach ᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤᏤ ᏤᏤ FIGURE 1. Diagram of typical spatial relationships of coastal mangrove , seagrass , and coral reef ...
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... reef communities , no matter how rigorously managed , will decline if adjacent mangroves are cleared or seagrass beds dredged and the resulting sedimentation envelopes the reefs . Food fishes and lobsters feeding in seagrass beds will ...
... reef communities , no matter how rigorously managed , will decline if adjacent mangroves are cleared or seagrass beds dredged and the resulting sedimentation envelopes the reefs . Food fishes and lobsters feeding in seagrass beds will ...
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