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Jonathan Adams

Species Richness

Patterns in the Diversity of Life

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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 explained in an even-handed and accessible way. The implications of global climate change and habitat loss are considered, along with current strategies for preserving what we have.This book examines the state of current understanding of species richness patterns and their explanations. As well as the present day world, it deals with diversification and e… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-3-642-09363-0
  • EAN: 9783642093630
  • Produktnummer: 11224886
  • Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 420 S.
  • Masse: H24.2 cm x B17.0 cm x D2.0 cm 715 g
  • Auflage: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 715

Über den Autor


Assistant Professor in Ecology, Rutgers University, New Jersey. About 50 published papers in many different aspects of eology, including species richness, e.g. Adams and Woodward 1989, in Natur. Work on basis of latitudinal gradients, and influence of glacial history. Current work on Janzen-Connell hypothesis.

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