Takes a close-up look at island biogeography the science of the geographic distribution of life on islands and its significance in terms of evolution and extinction... Lees meer.

Myxomycetes. Biology Systematics Biogeography and Ecology is a comprehensive overview of the body of accumulated knowledge that now exists on myxomycetes. Its broad scope takes an integrated approach to the knowledge of this organismal group considering a number of... Lees meer.

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Thirty years ago two young biologists named Robert MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson triggered a far-reaching scientific revolution. In a book titled The Theory of Island Biogeography they presented a new view of a little-understood matter. the geographical patterns in... Lees meer.

. Published by Sinauer Associates an imprint of Oxford University Press. Species invasions present significant conservation challenges but they also provide invaluable information about the functioning of natural systems. In this edited book experts from the field... Lees meer.

Compulsively readable a masterpiece maybe the masterpiece of science journalism. Bill McKibben Audubon A brilliant stirring work breathtaking in its scope and far-reaching in its message The Song of the Dodo is a crucial book in precarious times. Through persona... Lees meer.

Introduce students to the diversity embraced by the discipline of biogeography revised and updated throughout Biogeography. Space Time and Life provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of large-scale geographic distributions of life focusing on ecology e... Lees meer.

Despite its importance and the threat of its global crash biodiversity is poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This work presents a neutral general theory to explain the origin maintenance and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographical context. Des... Lees meer.

Bringing together the viewpoints of leading experts in taxonomy ecology and biogeography of different taxa this book synthesises discussion surrounding the so-called everything is everywhere hypothesis. It addresses the processes that generate spatial patterns of di... Lees meer.

The dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar are two very species-rich lemur genera yet there is a relative paucity of information on this primate family in published literature. In this first ever treatment of the Cheirogaleidae international experts are brought togethe... Lees meer.

The dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar are two very species-rich lemur genera yet there is a relative paucity of information on this primate family in published literature. In this first ever treatment of the Cheirogaleidae international experts are brought together... Lees meer.

The New Zealand insect fauna 508 Endemism 513 Relationships ...516 Shore insects ...519 Ground-dwelling and soil insects 521 Insects of dead wood and fungi. 525 Cave and ground-water insects 526 Alpine insects ...529 Moss insects ...531 Insects associated with vertebrat... Lees meer.

Seeds. Ecology Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination differs from all other books on seed germination. It is an all-encompassing volume that provides a working hypothesis of the ecological and environmental conditions under which various kinds of see... Lees meer.