Michael E. Hochberg / Jean Clobert / Robert Barbault (eds.)

Aspects of the Genesis and Maintenance of Biological Diversity

Herausgeber: Hochberg, Michael E; Barbault, Robert; Clobert, Jean

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a unique collection of evolutionary and ecological perspectives in the study of biodiversity. The book traces past landmarks, current questions, and future trends in biodiversity research ranging from the evaluation of the fossil record and molecular phylogenies in looking at the genesis of diversity to population, community, and ecosystem-level approaches in understanding patterns of species persistence. Subject reviews, case studies, and discussions of techniques are combined to produce a state-of-the-art volume that will be welcomed by students and researchers in fields related to biodiversity, as well as staffs of zoos and botanical gardens.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 160mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780198548843
• ISBN-10: 0198548842
• Artikelnr.: 21929087

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Overview of Part 1: Evolution: Patterns and Processes
* 1: Diversity in the past: comparing cladistic phylogenies and
stratigraphy
* 2: What can phylogenetic patterns tell us about the evolutionary
processes generating biodiversity?
* 3: New computer packages for analysing phylogenetic tree structure
* 4: Is it ancient or modern history that we can read in the genes?
* 5: Evolution of adaptive polymorphism in spatially heterogeneous
environments
* Overview of Part 2: Ecology: From populations to communities to
ecosystems
* 6: Local diversity: a problem with too many solutions
* 7: The population dynamics of single host - multiparasitoid
interactions
* 8: Structural constraints on food web assembly
* 9: Trophic interactions, nutrient supply, and the structure of
freshwater pelagic food webs
* 10: Linking communities and ecosystems: trophic interactions as
nutrient cycling pathways
* Overview of Part 3: Large scale diversity patterns and conservation
* 11: Does climate cause the biodiversity gradient?
* 12: Spatial covariance in the species richness of higher taxa
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* 14: Biodiversity value and taxonomic relatedness
* 15: Utilizing genetic information in plant conservation programmes
* 16: Essential ingredients of real metapopulations, exemplified by the
butterfly Plebejus argus.
* Index