Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... EDGE WEDGE " In recent years , the variety of defined area and edge effects has in- creased by an order of magnitude . As indicated in Chapter 12 ( Lovejoy et al . ) , it is also becoming difficult to distinguish between the effects of edge ...
... EDGE WEDGE " In recent years , the variety of defined area and edge effects has in- creased by an order of magnitude . As indicated in Chapter 12 ( Lovejoy et al . ) , it is also becoming difficult to distinguish between the effects of edge ...
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... Edge effects Wildlife managers have long extolled the virtues of forest edge ( see for example Dasmann , 1964 , 1971 ; Yoakum and Dasmann , 1969 ; Burger , 1973 ) , in a tradition dating back to the writings of Aldo Leopold ( 1933 ) ...
... Edge effects Wildlife managers have long extolled the virtues of forest edge ( see for example Dasmann , 1964 , 1971 ; Yoakum and Dasmann , 1969 ; Burger , 1973 ) , in a tradition dating back to the writings of Aldo Leopold ( 1933 ) ...
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... EDGE SITE Forest Second growth ( B ) FOREST FRAGMENT 100 m FIGURE 9. Net locations for studies of treefall gap ( natural edge ) birds and those of artificial edge . Nets were placed in treefall gaps ( dotted lines ) and in undisturbed ...
... EDGE SITE Forest Second growth ( B ) FOREST FRAGMENT 100 m FIGURE 9. Net locations for studies of treefall gap ( natural edge ) birds and those of artificial edge . Nets were placed in treefall gaps ( dotted lines ) and in undisturbed ...
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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