Species Richness Patterns in the Diversity of Life /

This is a readable, informative and up-to-date account of the patterns and controls on biodiversity. The author describes major trends in species richness, along with uncertainties in current knowledge. The various possible explanations for past and present species patterns are discussed and explain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Jonathan (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Environmental Sciences,
Temas:
Biodiversity.
Ecology .
Environment.
Biotic communities.
Conservation biology.
Ecology.
Environmental Sciences.
Ecosystems.
Conservation Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Local-scale patterns in species richness
  • The Holy Grail of ecology: Latitudinal gradients
  • Deep time and mass extinctions
  • Hotspots and coldspots
  • The march of Cain: Humans as a destroyer of species
  • Knowing what is out there
  • The current threats
  • Holding on to what is left.

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