The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)

Kevin J. Gaston

ISBN 10: 0198526415 / ISBN 13: 9780198526414

Published by Oxford University Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198526415
• ISBN 13: 9780198526414
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nature & The Environment

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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.

About the Author

Kevin J Gaston Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Sheffield, UK British, born Pembury 05/11/64