Biological diversity : the coexistence of species on changing landscapes / Michael A. Huston.
By: Huston, Michael A. (Michael Alan).
Material type: BookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994 (1996)Description: xix, 681 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521369304 ; 0521360935 .Subject(s): Species diversity | Biological diversityDDC classification: 577Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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This book describes the natural processes that must be understood in order to manage and protect the Earth's biological diversity. The author begins with a clear definition of biological diversity and a summary of the types of diversity patterns found on Earth. Next he lays out a scientific framework for understanding the complex array of diversity patterns, including the distribution of rare species to landscape patterns visible from space. Many fascinating case studies of coral reefs, fire-maintained shrublands, prairies, and tropical rain forests illustrate the theories and models described in this book, including such fundamental issues as endemism, invasions, and extinction in temperate, tropical, and marine ecosystems.
Bibliography: p. 571- 669. - Includes index.
Introduction -- Part One Raw material and tools: General patterns of species diversity -- The assessment of species diversity -- Part Two Theories of species diversity: Equilibrium processes and landscape-scale diversity -- Non-equilibrium processes and local diversity -- Part Three Mechanisms that regulate diversity at various spatial and temporal scales: Diversity within populations -- The structure of communities and ecosystems -- Landscape patterns: disturbance and diversity -- Landscape patterns: succession and temporal change -- Landscape patterns: gradients and zonation -- Part Four Case studies: patterns and hypotheses: Case studies: endemism and invasions -- Case studies: species diversity in marine ecosystems -- Case studies: species diversity in fire-influenced ecosystems -- Case studies: species diversity in tropical rain forests -- Concluding comments: the economics of biological diversity.
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- Preface
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- 2 Flavouring agent
- 3 Food colours
- 4 Miscellaneous food additives
- Anneses