A theory of global biodiversity / Boris Worm and Derek P. Tittensor.
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Monographs in population biology ;
60. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Observed patterns of global biodiversity
- 3. Drivers and predictors of global biodiversity
- 4. Developing a theory of global biodiversity
- 5. Predicting global biodiversity patterns from theory
- 6. Conservation applications
- 7. Conclusions.