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
Main Author: Cody, Martin L., 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Inselbiogeografie
Insel
Pflanzen
Vegetation dynamics.
Plant ecology.
Plant communities.
Phytogeography.
Island plants.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Plant ecology > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Phytogeography > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Vegetation dynamics > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Plant communities > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Island plants > British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
British Columbia > Barkley Sound Region.
Electronic books.
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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