Island biogeography : ecology, evolution, and conservation - Whittaker, Robert J. (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998)
The natural laboratory paradigm -- Biodiversity hot-spots -- Speciation and the island condition -- Arrival and change -- Emergent models of island evolution -- Species numbers games -- Community assembly and dynamics -- Island theory and conservation -- The human impact on island ecosystems -- the lighthouse keeper's cat and other stories.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index.
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Keywords: Island biogeography; Island ecology; Evolution (Biology); Conservation biology; Human ecology; Evolution; Ecologie des iles; Evolution (Biologie); Biologie de la conservation; Biog eographie; Ecologie humaine; Island biogeography; Conservation biology; Evolution (Biology); Human ecology; Island ecology; Eilanden; Biogeografie; Island ecology; Conservation biology; Biogeography; Human ecology; Biog eographie; Ecologie humaine; Ecologie des iles; Diversit e biologique -- Conservation des ressources