Michael A. Huston

Biological Diversity

The Coexistence of Species

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the factors and processes affecting biodiversity and its preservation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1124g
• ISBN-13: 9780521369305
• ISBN-10: 0521369304
• Artikelnr.: 21016943

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. Raw Materials and Tools: 2. General patterns of species diversity
3. The assessment of species diversity
Part II. Theories of Species Diversity: Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium: 4. Equilibrium processes and the maintenance of landscape-scale species diversity
5. Non-equilibrium processes and the maintenance of local species diversity
Part III. Mechanisms that Regulate Biological Diversity at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales: 6. Diversity within populations
7. Individual properties and the structure of communities and ecosystems
8. Landscape patterns: disturbance and diversity
9. Landscape patterns: succession and temporal change
10. Landscape patterns: gradients and zonation
Part IV. Case Studies: Patterns and Hypotheses: 11. Case studies: endemism and invasions
12. Case studies: species diversity in marine ecosystems
13. Case studies: species diversity in fire-influenced ecosystems
14. Case studies: species diversity in tropical rain forests
15. Concluding comments: the economics of biological diversity.