Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... disturbance is not necessarily related to the involvement of man . Many of the natural disturbances that occur in ... disturbance on the productive potential of a site and on the ability of the site to recover depends on the intensity ...
... disturbance is not necessarily related to the involvement of man . Many of the natural disturbances that occur in ... disturbance on the productive potential of a site and on the ability of the site to recover depends on the intensity ...
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... disturbances discussed next . Moderate intensity , intermediate size , intermediate duration : Shifting cultivation Shifting cultivation is a common disturbance in tropical forests . It is a disturbance of moderate intensity , since the ...
... disturbances discussed next . Moderate intensity , intermediate size , intermediate duration : Shifting cultivation Shifting cultivation is a common disturbance in tropical forests . It is a disturbance of moderate intensity , since the ...
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... disturbance . An illustrative list follows that the reader will almost certainly be able to expand . 1. Sudden and unexpected disturbances . Examples are derailments of railway cars carrying hazardous chemicals , oil drilling blowouts ...
... disturbance . An illustrative list follows that the reader will almost certainly be able to expand . 1. Sudden and unexpected disturbances . Examples are derailments of railway cars carrying hazardous chemicals , oil drilling blowouts ...
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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