Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... crops , pasture , or tree plantations , the annual yield of usable biomass is often higher than that of the undisturbed forest . Even if total net primary productivity is considered instead of only productivity useful to man , annual crop ...
... crops , pasture , or tree plantations , the annual yield of usable biomass is often higher than that of the undisturbed forest . Even if total net primary productivity is considered instead of only productivity useful to man , annual crop ...
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... crop plants much more than native tree species , since most crop plants have been selected for high growth rates under optimal soil conditions . Native species are much better able to tolerate the nutrient scarcity and aluminum toxicity ...
... crop plants much more than native tree species , since most crop plants have been selected for high growth rates under optimal soil conditions . Native species are much better able to tolerate the nutrient scarcity and aluminum toxicity ...
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... crop production . The cooler temperatures , in combination with sometimes wetter and sometimes drier conditions , result in slow rates of organic matter decomposition . Because of slow decomposition , nitrogen is mineralized slowly ...
... crop production . The cooler temperatures , in combination with sometimes wetter and sometimes drier conditions , result in slow rates of organic matter decomposition . Because of slow decomposition , nitrogen is mineralized slowly ...
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Conservation Biology and the Real World | 1 |
The Fitness and Viability of Populations 13 | 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 endemic environmental example extinction fauna Figure flora fragmentation frugivores fynbos genes genetic load genetic variation genic diversity Gentry geographic 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 levels 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 range rare species rarity reef regeneration regions relatively reserves result season soil Soulé studies Table taxa Terborgh tion tree species troglobites tropical forests variability vegetation vertebrates zone Ꮴ Ꮴ Ꮴ