Plants on islands : diversity and dynamics on a continental archipelago /

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This study examines and critically analyses the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound and is the result of a quarter-century of research. It discusses isolation and climatic differences and the interplay of coexistence and competition on over 200 islands.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cody, Martin L., 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Island plants > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Plant communities > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Vegetation dynamics > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Phytogeography > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Plant ecology > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
NATURE > Ecology.
Island plants
Phytogeography
Plant communities
Plant ecology
Vegetation dynamics
Pflanzen
Insel
Inselbiogeografie
British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia
  • 3. Island biogeography : concepts, theory, and data
  • 4. Species number, island area, and isolation
  • 5. Nestedness and assembly rules
  • 6. Species turnover in space and time
  • 7. Dispersal syndromes, incidence, and dynamics
  • 8. Ecological and evolutionary shifts on continental islands
  • 9. Synopsis : lessons from a continental archipelago.

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