Metapopulation biology : ecology, genetics, and evolution
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Metapopulation biology : ecology, genetics, and evolution
Academic Press, c1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-504) and index
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ISBN 9780123234452
Description
Habitat destruction has left many landscapes increasingly fragmented. Populations of plants and animals living in such fractured landscapes can be isolated from nearby populations. These small isolated populations are called metapopulations because occasional interchanges between isolates occurs. Metapopulation biology explains how the dynamics, long-term survival and evolution of species are affected by habitat fragmentation. The biology of metapopulation has become a key issue in conservation. This volume presents a review of this area of study in population biology. It describes key theories of study and applies the best field studies to the conservation of species in fragmented landscapes. The work explains and critically assesses the value of the metapopulation concept for field studies and conservation.
Table of Contents
- Conceptual foundations: Empirical evidence for metapopulation dynamics, S. Harrison, A.D. Taylor
- Metapopulation dynamics and landscape ecology, J.A. Wiens
- Theory of metapopulation dynamics: Metapopulation dynamics - form concepts and observations to predictive models, I. Hanski
- Structures metapopulation models, M. Gyllenberg et al
- Two-species metapopulation models, S.Nee et al
- From metapopulation dynamics to community structure - some consequences of spatial heterogeneity, R.D. Holt
- Genetic effective size of a metapopulation, P.W. Hedrick, M.E. Gilpin
- The evolution of metapopulation, N.H. Barton, M.C. Whitlock. Metapopulation processes: Extinction models for local populations, P. Foley
- Studying transfer processes in metapopulation - immigration, migration, and colonization, R.A. Ims, N.G. Yoccoz
- Migration within metapopulations - the impact upon local population dynamics, P.B. Stacey, M.L. Taper
- Evolution of migration rate and other traits - the metapopulation effects, I. Olivieri, P.H. Gouyon
- Spatial processes in host-parasite genetics, S.A. Frank. Case studies: Butterfly metapopulations, C.D. Thomas, I. Hanski
- Tritrophic metapopulation dynamics - a case study of Ragworth, the Cinabar moth, and the parasitoid Cotesia popularis, E. van der Meijden, A.M. van der Veen-van Wijk
- Correlated dynamics in a Pika population, A.T. Smith, M.E. Gilpin
- A case study of genetic structure in a plant metapopulation, B.E. Giles
- J. Goudet.
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: pbk ISBN 9780123234469
Description
Habitat destruction has left many landscapes increasingly fragmented. These isolated populations, or metapopulations, are in a constant state of change-growing, shrinking, disappearing, and reappearing. This unique volume brings together an international team of ecologists, geneticists, and evolutionary biologists who provide a comprehensive review of metapopulations. This book will provide fundamental reading for anyone studying the spatial dynamics of populations.This book is an essential reference for anyone who is interested in conservation and population dynamics.
Table of Contents
Conceptual Foundation: Introduction. Empirical Evidence for Metapopulation Dynamics. Metapopulation Dynamics and Landscape Ecology. Theory of Metapopulation Dynamics. Metapopulation Dynamics: Form Concepts and Observations to Predictive Models. Structures Metapopulation Models. Two-Species Metapopulation Models. From Metapopulation Dynamics to Community Structure: Some Consequences of Spatial Heterogeneity. Genetic Effective Size of a Metapopulation. The Evolution of Metapopulations. Metapopulation Processes: Extinction Models for Local Populations. Studying Transfer Processes in Metapopulations: Immigration, Migration, And Colonization. Migration Within Metapopulations: The Impact Upon Local Population Dynamics. Evolution of Migration Rate and Other Traits: The Metapopulation Effect. Spatial Processes in Host-Parasite Genetics. Case Studies: Butterfly Metapopulations. Tritrophic Metapopulation Dynamics: A Case Study of Ragworth, The Cinnabar Moth, And the Parasitoid Cotesia Popularis. Spatially Correlated Dynamics in a Pika Metapopulation. A Case Study of Genetic Structure in a Plant Metapopulation. Subject Index.
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