(DOWNLOAD) "Biodiversity in Drylands" by Moshe Shachak, James R. Gosz, Stewart T. A. Pickett & Avi Perevolotsky # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Biodiversity in Drylands
- Author : Moshe Shachak, James R. Gosz, Stewart T. A. Pickett & Avi Perevolotsky
- Release Date : January 09, 2004
- Genre: Ecology,Books,Science & Nature,Life Sciences,Biology,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 5861 KB
Description
Biodiversity in Drylands, the first internationally based synthesis volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series, unifies the concepts of species and landscape diversity with respect to deserts. Within this framework, the book treats several emerging themes, among them:
· how animal biodiversity can be supported in deserts
· diversity's relation to habitat structure, environmental variability, and species interactions
· the relation between spatial scale and diversity
· how to use a landscape simulation model to understand diversity
· microbial contributions to biodiversity in deserts
· species diversity and ecosystem processes
· resource partitioning and biodiversity in fractal environments
· effects of grazing on biodiversity
· reconciliation ecology and the future of conservation management
In the face of global change, integration is crucial for dealing with the problem of sustaining biodiversity. This book promises to be a vital resource for students, researchers, and managers interested in integrative species, resource, and landscape diversities.