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The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution) - Hardcover
Synopsis
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 ranges vary, and patterns in that variation. Also considered are the distribution of individuals amongst those sites where a species does occur and what determines that distribution, and some of the practical implications of all these.
Both in a pure and applied context, ecologists need a broader perspective on their subject matter than has historically prevailed. This book provides one such perspective.
A must have book for any researchers and graduate students studying macroecology, biogeography and conservation biology.
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About the Author
Kevin J. Gaston Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Sheffield, U.K. British, born Pembury 05/11/64
Review
"...Gaston's Comprehensive synthesis of this complex topic...makes this book an important one for the scientific community. It should be the new reference text for all scholars and workers in the fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology." -- Ecology
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0198526407
- ISBN 13 9780198526407
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages276
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