1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457248903321

Titolo

The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited / / Jonathan B. Losos, Robert E. Ricklefs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009]

©2010

ISBN

1-282-45857-4

9786612458576

1-4008-3192-X

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Classificazione

WH 4700

Disciplina

578.75/2

Soggetti

Biogeography

Biogeography -- Congresses

Island ecology

Island ecology -- Congresses

Island biogeography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / May, Robert M. -- Preface -- Contributors -- Island Biogeography in the 1960's / Wilson, Edward O. -- Island Biogeography Theory / Lomolino, Mark V. / Brown, James H. / Sax, Dov F. -- The MacArthur- Wilson Equilibrium Model / Schoener, Thomas W. -- A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography: Extending the MacArthur- Wilson Theory to Accommodate the Rise and Fall of Volcanic Islands / Whittaker, Robert J. / Triantis, Kostas A. / Ladle, Richard J. -- The Trophic Cascade on Islands / Terborgh, John -- Toward a Trophic Island Biogeography / Holt, Robert D. -- The Theories of Island Biogeography and Metapopulation Dynamics / Hanski, Ilkka -- Beyond Island Biogeography Theory / Laurance, William F. -- Birds of the Solomon Islands / Simberloff, Daniel / Collins, Michael D. -- Neutral Theory and the Theory of Island Biogeography / Hubbell, Stephen P. -- Evolutionary Changes Following Island Colonization in Birds / Clegg,



Sonya -- Sympatric Speciation, Immigration, and Hybridization in Island Birds / Grant, Peter R. / Grant, B. Rosemary -- Island Biogeography of Remote Archipelagoes / Gillespie, Rosemary G. / Baldwin, Bruce G. -- Dynamics of Colonization and Extinction on Islands / Ricklefs, Robert E. -- The Speciation-Area Relationship / Losos, Jonathan B. / Parent, Christine E. -- Ecological and Genetic Models of Diversity / Vellend, Mark / Orrock, L. -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson's The Theory of Island Biogeography, first published by Princeton in 1967, is one of the most influential books on ecology and evolution to appear in the past half century. By developing a general mathematical theory to explain a crucial ecological problem--the regulation of species diversity in island populations--the book transformed the science of biogeography and ecology as a whole. In The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited, some of today's most prominent biologists assess the continuing impact of MacArthur and Wilson's book four decades after its publication. Following an opening chapter in which Wilson reflects on island biogeography in the 1960's, fifteen chapters evaluate and demonstrate how the field has extended and confirmed--as well as challenged and modified--MacArthur and Wilson's original ideas. Providing a broad picture of the fundamental ways in which the science of island biogeography has been shaped by MacArthur and Wilson's landmark work, The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited also points the way toward exciting future research.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910899893003321

Autore

Sudderth Lori K

Titolo

Changing Communities in Challenging Contexts to Address Intimate Partner Violence : Doing the Impossible / / by Lori K. Sudderth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031753565

3031753569

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 pages)

Disciplina

362.8292

Soggetti

Criminology

Crime - Sociological aspects

Criminal behavior

Victims of crimes

Human rights

Crime Control and Security

Crime and Society

Criminal Behavior

Victimology

Human Rights

Criminology in the Global South

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Ch1. Safe Space Where Everyone Knows Your Name -- Ch 2. Rurality, Poverty, and Safe Space -- Ch 3. Safe Space and Island Life -- Ch 4. Safe Space in Tribal Communities -- Ch 5. Conclusions: The Sociology of Creating Safe Space.

Sommario/riassunto

Women around the world face substantial barriers to reporting their victimization, and in some contexts, the classical criminal justice response to violence can be muted, corrupted, or even inappropriate. This book discusses the strategies and efforts of advocates and activists to support survivors of intimate partner violence in isolated, rural, tribal and poor communities. It asks questions such as: how do



you create safe space for survivors of intimate violence in places where people tend to know each other? And how do you create safe space for survivors in places with few resources or where tribal identity is key to mental health? Drawing on research from the Caribbean, Central America, and New Zealand, this book speaks to criminologists, social workers and those working with victim advocacy communities, on college campuses, and to policymakers who serve rural or tribal areas. Lori K. Sudderth is Professor of Criminal Justice, Quinnipiac University, USA. She is a sociologist by training but most of her work has been in the area of criminal justice policy and practice. Specifically, she researches policies and practices in response to violence against women in the U.S. and internationally. She is particularly interested in the role of formal and informal communities, and the challenges of providing services and safety to victims of gendered violence in different contexts, such as geographic isolation, low anonymity, and extreme poverty. .