Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach / / C. Barry Cox, Richard Ladle, Peter D. Moore
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| Autore: |
Cox C. Barry (Christopher Barry), <1931->
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| Titolo: |
Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach / / C. Barry Cox, Richard Ladle, Peter D. Moore
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | Ninth edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (776 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.2/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Biogeography |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LadleRichard J. |
| MoorePeter D. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The History of Biogeography; Lessons from the Past; Ecological versus Historical Biogeography, and Plants versus Animals; Biogeography and Creation; The Distribution of Life Today; Evolution - a Flawed and Dangerous Idea!; Enter Darwin - and Wallace; World Maps: Biogeographical Regions of Plants and Animals; Getting around the World; The Origins of Modern Historical Biogeography; The Development of Ecological Biogeography; Living Together; Marine Biogeography; Island Biogeography; Biogeography Today; Further Reading; References |
| Section I: The Challenge of ExistingChapter 2: Patterns of Distribution: Finding a Home; Limits of Distribution; The Niche; Overcoming the Barriers; Climatic Limits: The Palms; A Successful Family: The Daisies (Asteraceae); Patterns among Plovers; Magnolias: Evolutionary Relicts; The Strange Case of the Testate Amoeba; Climatic Relicts; Topographical Limits and Endemism; Physical Limits; Species Interaction: A Case of the Blues; Competition; Reducing Competition; Predators and Prey, Parasites and Hosts; Migration; Invasion; Further Reading; References | |
| Chapter 3: Communities and Ecosystems: Living TogetherThe Community; The Ecosystem; Ecosystems and Species Diversity; Biotic Assemblages on a Global Scale; Mountain Biomes; Global Patterns of Climate; Climate Diagrams; Modelling Biomes and Climate; Further Reading; References; Chapter 4: Patterns of Biodiversity; How Many Species are There?; Latitudinal Gradients of Diversity; Is Evolution Faster in the Tropics?; The Legacy of Glaciation; Latitude and Species Ranges; Diversity and Altitude; Biodiversity Hotspots; Diversity in Space and Time; Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis | |
| Dynamic Biodiversity and Neutral TheoryFurther Reading; References; Section II: The Engines of the Planet; Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics; The Evidence for Plate Tectonics; Changing Patterns of Continents; How Plate Tectonics affects the Living World, Part I: Events on Land; How Plate Tectonics affects the Living World, Part II: Events in the Oceans; Islands and Plate Tectonics; Terranes; Further Reading; References; Chapter 6: Evolution, the Source of Novelty; The Mechanism of Evolution: The Genetic System; From Populations to Species; Sympatry versus Allopatry; Defining the Species | |
| A Case Study: Darwin's FinchesControversies and Evolution; Charting the Course of Evolution; Further Reading; References; Section III: Island Biogeography; Chapter 7: Life, Death and Evolution on Islands; Types of Island; Getting There: The Challenges of Arriving; Dying There: Problems of Survival; Adapting and Evolving; The Hawaiian Islands; Integrating the Data: The Theory of Island Biogeography; Modifying the Theory; The General Dynamic Model for Oceanic Island Biogeography; Nestedness; Living Together: Incidence and Assembly Rules; Building an Ecosystem: The History of Rakata | |
| Further Reading | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Biogeography |
| ISBN: | 1-118-96860-3 |
| 1-118-96859-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816030503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
New York Academy of Sciences