Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity

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 deleterious density dispersal distribution disturbance diversity ecological ecosystem edge effects environmental example extinction fauna Figure flora fragmentation frugivores fynbos genes genetic variation Gentry geographic groups growth Guinea habitat specificity heliophiles heterosis heterozygosity heterozygous homozygotes host Houerou Hubbell and Foster human hybrids inbreeding inbreeding depression increase individuals insect interactions introduced species Irian Jaya islands isolated 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 production range rare species rarity reduced reef regeneration regions relatively reserves result season soil studies suggest survival Table taxa Terborgh tion tree species troglobites tropical forests variability vegetation vertebrates zone