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Plants on islands : diversity and dynamics on a continental archipelago / Martin L. Cody

Author
Cody, Martin L., 1941-
Published
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
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Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia -- 3. Island biogeography : concepts, theory, and data -- 4. Species number, island area, and isolation -- 5. Nestedness and assembly rules -- 6. Species turnover in space and time -- 7. Dispersal syndromes, incidence, and dynamics -- 8. Ecological and evolutionary shifts on continental islands -- 9. Synopsis : lessons from a continental archipelago.
Summary
This study examines and critically analyses the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound and is the result of a quarter-century of research. It discusses isolation and climatic differences and the interplay of coexistence and competition on over 200 islands.
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9780520932722 (electronic bk.)
0520932722 (electronic bk.)
1423789679 (electronic bk.)
9781423789673 (electronic bk.)
160129381X
9781601293817
9780520247291
0520247299
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.
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