Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... fauna of Hawaiian lava tubes has brought to the attention of the scientific community an incredible wealth of cave - limited species , including bugs , crickets , and crane flies ( Howarth , 1973 ) . Finally , due to the work of cave ...
... fauna of Hawaiian lava tubes has brought to the attention of the scientific community an incredible wealth of cave - limited species , including bugs , crickets , and crane flies ( Howarth , 1973 ) . Finally , due to the work of cave ...
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... fauna declined . In particular , the amphipod Stygobromus mackini disappeared , while the isopod Caecidotea re- curvata increased at least tenfold in abundance . Since surface streams are rare in karst areas , pollutants seem to ...
... fauna declined . In particular , the amphipod Stygobromus mackini disappeared , while the isopod Caecidotea re- curvata increased at least tenfold in abundance . Since surface streams are rare in karst areas , pollutants seem to ...
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... fauna and the bat fauna , and apparently no irreversible damage had been done . Other cave faunas are probably less adversely affected by human visitation , but two other problems are worth noting . Illumination of cave passages , a ...
... fauna and the bat fauna , and apparently no irreversible damage had been done . Other cave faunas are probably less adversely affected by human visitation , but two other problems are worth noting . Illumination of cave passages , a ...
Contents
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