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9780198548843

Aspects of the Genesis and Maintenance of Biological Diversity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780198548843

  • ISBN10:

    0198548842

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-02-22
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This book is a unique collection of evolutionary and ecologicalperspectives in the study of biodiversity. This book traces past landmarks,current questions, and future trends in biodiversity research ranging from theroles of the fossil record and molecular phylogenies in untangling the genesisof diversity; to population, community, and ecosystem-level approaches inunderstanding patterns of species persistence.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Evolution: Patterns and Processes
Diversity in the past: comparing cladistic phylogenies and stratigraphy
What can phylogenetic patterns tell us about the evolutionary processes generating biodiversity?
New computer packages for analysing phylogenetic tree structure
Is it ancient or modern history that we can read in the genes?
Evolution of adaptive polymorphism in spatially heterogeneous environments
Ecology: From populations to communities to ecosystems
Local diversity: a problem with too many solutions
The population dynamics of single host - multiparasitoid interactions
Structural constraints on food web assembly
Trophic interactions, nutrient supply, and the structure of freshwater pelagic food webs
Linking communities and ecosystems: trophic interactions as nutrient cycling pathways
Large scale diversity patterns and conservation
Does climate cause the biodiversity gradient?
Spatial covariance in the species richness of higher taxa
Biodiversity of parasites in relation to their life-cycle
Biodiversity value and taxonomic relatedness
Utilizing genetic information in plant conservation programmes
Essential ingredients of real metapopulations, exemplified by the butterfly Plebejus argus
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