A Theory of Global Biodiversity (MPB-60) / / Derek P. Tittensor, Boris Worm.
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little mechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of biodiversity both on land a...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Monographs in Population Biology ;
60 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 51 b/w illus., 9 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. Observed Patterns of Global Biodiversity
- Chapter Three. Drivers and Predictors of Global Biodiversity
- Chapter Four. Developing a Theory of Global Biodiversity
- Chapter Five. Predicting Global Biodiversity Patterns from Theory
- Chapter Six. Conservation Applications
- Chapter Seven. Conclusions
- References
- Index