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Author : Allen Keast
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (844 download)
Download or read book Biogeography and ecology in Australia, ed written by Allen Keast and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Keast
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401762953
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Biogeography and Ecology in Australia written by Allen Keast and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Malte Ebach
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486304850
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte Ebach and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scientific field. Australasian biogeographers are responsible for several of these great upheavals, including debates on cladistics, panbiogeography and the drowning of New Zealand, some of which have significantly shaped present-day studies. Australasian biogeography has been caught in a cycle of reinvention that has lasted for over 150 years. The biogeographic research making headlines today is merely a shadow of past practices, having barely advanced scientifically. Fundamental biogeographic questions raised by naturalists a century ago remain unanswered, yet are as relevant today as they were then. Scientists still do not know whether Australia and New Zealand are natural biotic areas or if they are in fact artificial amalgamations of areas. The same question goes for all biotic areas in Australasia: are they real? Australasian biogeographers need to break this 150-year cycle, learn from their errors and build upon new ideas. Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography tells the story of the history of Australasian biogeography, enabling understanding of the cycle of reinvention and the means by which to break it, and paves the way for future biogeographical research. The book will be a valuable resource for biological and geographical scientists, especially those working in biogeography, biodiversity, ecology and conservation. It will also be of interest to historians of science.
Author : P. A. Werner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444314122
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Savanna Ecology and Management written by P. A. Werner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the fifth in a series of publications produced over the last five years on the ecology of tropical savannas. The volumes arise from work undertaken by the Responses of Savannas to Stress and Disturbance (RSSD) Program, under the auspices of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) Decade of the Tropics Programme, co-sponsored by the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program. Savannas cover just under one third of the world's land surface and contain a large and rapidly growing proportion of the world's population as well as the majority of its rangelands and livestock. Most savannas are experiencing increasing pressures from demographic and economic changes that have increased dramatically over the past few decades. In addition to the changing patterns in demography and economics, and the forecasts of global warming further alert us to the most important challenge - to conserve and manage wisely the savanna ecosystems of the world. It is this conservation that forms the basis of the work of the RSSD Program. This fifth publication is comprised of research papers presented at the RSSD's international symposium held in Darwin, Australia, in 1988. The papers address the Australian perspective and intercontinental comparisons and come from an international, expert authorship.
Author : Michael Heads
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107041023
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Biogeography of Australasia written by Michael Heads and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating analysis of the main patterns of distribution and evolution of the Australasian biota.
Author : Christopher Barry Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Biogeography: an Ecological and Evolutionary Approach written by Christopher Barry Cox and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry F. Recher
Publisher : Australian National University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780080298634
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (986 download)
Download or read book A Natural Legacy written by Harry F. Recher and published by Australian National University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Malte C. Ebach
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315355779
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte C. Ebach and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Australasian Biogeography is the most comprehensive overview of the biogeography of Australasian plants, fungi and animal taxa in a single volume. This volume is unique in its coverage of marine, freshwater, terrestrial, and subterranean taxa. It is an essential publication for anyone studying or researching Australasian biogeography. The book contains biogeographic reviews of all major plant, animal and fungal groups in Australasia by experts in the field, including a strong emphasis on invertebrates, algae, fungi and subterranean taxa. It discusses how Australasia is different from the rest of the world and what other areas share its history and biota.
Author : C. Barry Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470637943
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Biogeography written by C. Barry Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biologists searching for a resource that explores all of the exciting changes that have occurred recently in the field will turn to this eighth edition. It offers insight into the multidisciplinary nature of the field, presenting a sound historical base, up-to-date coverage, and a look at the latest controversies. The authors evaluate conflicting theories and provide a reasoned judgment as to which is preferable. In a new chapter the authors examine marine biogeography, so that biologists can compare and analyze the data, patterns and problems arising from continental, marine and island biogeography.
Author : J.L. Gressit
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400986327
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea written by J.L. Gressit and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. L. Gressitt New Guinea is a fantastic island, unique and fascinating. It is an area of incredible variety of geomorphology, biota, peoples, languages, history, tradi tions and cultures. Diversity is its prime characteristic, whatever the subject of interest. To a biogeographer it is tantalizing, as well as confusing or frustrating when trying to determine the history of its biota. To an ecologist, and to all biologists, it is a happy hunting ground of endless surprises and unanswered questions. To a conservationist it is like a dream come true, a "flash-back" of a few centuries, as well as a challenge for the future. New Guinea is so special that it is hard to compare it with other islands or tropical areas. It is something apart, with its very complicated history (chapters I: 2-4, II: 1-4, III: I, VI: I, 2). It is partly old but to a great extent very young, yet extremely rich and complex. It has biota of different sources - to such a degree that it is still disputed in this volume as to what Realm it belongs to: the Paleotropical or Notogaean (Australian); or what Region: Oriental, "Oceanic," Papuan or Australian. The terms Papuasian, Indo-Australian and Australasian also have been applied to the area.
Author : Malte C. Ebach
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486304842
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book The Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte C. Ebach and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2017 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the evolution of biogeographical practice in Australasia
Author : A. Keast
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400986312
Total Pages : 2142 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Ecological Biogeography of Australia written by A. Keast and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 2142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the biogeography of Australia requires knowledge of both existing and former environments. The existing environment is discussed elsewhere in the volume but a few salient points should be reiterated. Three-quarters of Australia is either arid or semi-arid and even much of the better-watered fringes has long dry seasons. Vast stretches of ocean separate it from other land masses except in the north where New Guinea and Indonesia form 'stepping stones' to and from Asia. It is also a low continent with over 99% of its area below 1000 m; even the highest summits barely exceed 2000 m. Since most of the surface has undergone prolonged weath ering, poor soils are the rule. The impact of man on the landscape has been less than in more densely settled continents. Aboriginal man has inhabited the continent for 40,000 years or more but agriculture and stock rearing have operated for less than two centuries and the present rural population is sparse. Large parts of the dry interior are not occupied although they are affected to some extent by introduced feral animals.
Author : W. D. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401023382
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (233 download)
Download or read book Biogeography and Ecology in Tasmania written by W. D. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Kingston Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052125292X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (212 download)
Download or read book Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials written by Anthony Kingston Lee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-03-21 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the excellent potential the study of marsupials provides for resolution of theoretical questions of general importance in biology.
Author : Allen Keast
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789061938811
Total Pages : 805 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (388 download)
Download or read book Ecological Biogeography of Australia written by Allen Keast and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. W. Goodall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521105569
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 2, Structure, Functioning and Management written by D. W. Goodall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was first published in 1981. The history of man's use of arid lands is a sad record of deterioration of the natural resource base and of low and declining living standards for the 300 million people who live in them. One prerequisite to meeting the challenge of reversing the deterioration and of raising living standards is a sound knowledge of the natural ecosystems.
Author : Jann Elizabeth Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521497404
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (974 download)
Download or read book Eucalypt Ecology written by Jann Elizabeth Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-11-13 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominant trees of Australia, eucalypts make up a remarkable genus. This authoritative volume provides current reviews by active researchers of many disciplines, including evolutionary history, genetics, distribution and modelling, the relationship of eucalypts to fire and nutrients, ecophysiology, pollination and reproductive ecology, interactions between eucalypts and other co-existing biota (including fungi, invertebrates and vertebrates), and conservation and management. Together these reviews shed light on the reasons for the great success of eucalypts in Australian environments, and provide a comprehensive summary for comparison with the ecology of major woody plant genera in other continents. This volume is of particular relevance to Australian ecologists, but also provides a stimulating perspective to students of vegetation ecology in all continents.
