The stucture and dynamics of geographic ranges
A synthesis of present understanding of the structure of the geographic ranges of species, which is a core issue in ecology and biogeography with implications for many of the environmental issues presently facing humankind. - ;No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most p...
| Основен автор: | Gaston, Kevin J. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Серия: |
Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=564191 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Stucture and dynamics of geographic ranges. |
| Резюме: |
A synthesis of present understanding of the structure of the geographic ranges of species, which is a core issue in ecology and biogeography with implications for many of the environmental issues presently facing humankind. - ;No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these distributions - the structure of the geographic ranges of species. Gaston is particularly concerned with the factors that determine the limits to a species' geographic range, how the sizes of those ra. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (304 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191545856 0191545856 1299461743 9781299461741 |