Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... result from some inexorable change or force from which there is no hope of escape . Deforestation and glacia- tion are two such forces for many species of trees . For monkeys , the disappearance of all the trees in a region is such a ...
... result from some inexorable change or force from which there is no hope of escape . Deforestation and glacia- tion are two such forces for many species of trees . For monkeys , the disappearance of all the trees in a region is such a ...
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... result either from dominance or heterozygous superiority at individual loci . Again , this issue is of importance for a basic un- derstanding of heterosis but is not critical from the perspective of conservation biology when the concern ...
... result either from dominance or heterozygous superiority at individual loci . Again , this issue is of importance for a basic un- derstanding of heterosis but is not critical from the perspective of conservation biology when the concern ...
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... result of human impact upon vul- nerable ecosystems . This impact is worsened by temporary climatic crises , especially droughts that occur periodically several times per century . The impact may be so great that the ensuing ...
... result of human impact upon vul- nerable ecosystems . This impact is worsened by temporary climatic crises , especially droughts that occur periodically several times per century . The impact may be so great that the ensuing ...
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