Plants on Islands: Diversity and Dynamics on a Continental Archipelago (Adobe Reader) ebook download Martin L. Cody

Plants on Islands: Diversity and Dynamics on a Continental Archipelago

This thorough and meticulous study, the result of nearly a quarter-century of research, examines the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia. Invaluable both because of its geographical setting and because of the duration of the study, Plants on Islands summarizes the diversity, dynamics, and distribution of the approximately three hundred species of plants on more than two hundred islands. Martin Cody uses his extensive data set to test various aspects of island biogeographic theory. His thoughtful analysis, constrained by taxon and region, elucidates and enhances the understanding of the biogeographic patterns and dynamics. He provides an overview of the basic theory, concepts, and analytical tools of island biogeography. Also discussed are island relaxation to lower equilibrium species numbers post-isolation, plant distributions variously limited by island area, isolation and climatic differences, adaptation to local abiotic and biotic environments within islands, and the evolution of different island phenotypes. The book concludes with a valuable consideration of equilibrium concepts and of the interplay of coexistence and competition. Certain to challenge, Plants on Islands is among the first books to critically analyze the central tenets of the theory of island biogeography.

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Title of ebook: Plants on Islands: Diversity and Dynamics on a Continental Archipelago
ISBN: 9780520932722
parent-ISBN: 9780520247291
Publisher: University of California Press
Internet download file size: 16593 kb
Pages: 269
Published: 06-2006
Released online for download: 06-27-2006
Author of eBook: Cody, Martin L.

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