Biology of Rarity Causes and Consequences of Rare-Common Differences

Name: Biology of Rarity Causes and Consequences of Rare-Common Differences
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ISBN: 9780412633805

ISBN-10: 0412633809

ISBN-13: 9780412633805

Edition: 1997

Authors: W. E. Kunin, K. J. Gaston

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The important question of why some species are rare while others are common has long intrigued biologists, with profound implications for ecology, evolutionary biology & biological conservation. This book examines & reviews documented evidence.

Book details

List price: $279.99
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 12/31/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.904
Language: English



List of contributors


Preface



Rarity and Rare-Common Differences



Introduction: on the causes and consequences of rare-common differences




Rare-common differences: an overview




What is rarity?




Who is rare? Artefacts and complexities of rarity determination




Mechanisms Creating Rare-Common Differences



Who gets the short bits of the broken stick?




Speciation and rarity: separating cause from consequence




How do rare species avoid extinction? A paleontological view




Extinction risk and rarity on an ecological timescale




Population biology and rarity: on the complexity of density dependence in insect-plant interactions




Genetic consequences of different patterns of distribution and abundance




Evolved consequences of rarity




Rarity and evolution: some theoretical considerations




Future Directions



Predicting and understanding rarity: the comparative approach




Concluding comments



Index