ecology, evolution, and conservation Whittaker, Robert J. 1959- creator Fernández-Palacios, José María 1953- text bibliography enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2007 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xii, 401 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are ideal places for unique species to evolve, but they are also places of concentrated extinction. Not surprisingly, they are widely studied by ecologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists alike. There is no other recent textbook devoted solely to island biogeography, and a synthesis of the many recent advances is now overdue. This second edition builds on the success and reputation of the first, documenting the recent advances in this exciting field and explaining how islands have been used as natural laboratories in developing and testing ecological and evolutionary theories. In addition, the book describes the main processes of island formation, development and eventual demise, and explains the relevance of island environmental history to island biogeography. The authors demonstrate the huge significance of islands as hotspots of biodiversity, and as places from which disproportionate numbers of species have been extinguished by human action in historical time. Many island species are today threatened with extinction, and this work examines both the chief threats to their persistence and some of the mitigation measures that can be put in play with conservation strategies tailored to islands. Robert J. Whittaker, and José María Fernández-Palacios. Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-381) and index. Island ecology Evolution (Biology) Conservation biology Biogeography Human ecology QH541.5.I8 W48 2007 578.75/2 0198566123 (pbk) 9780198566120 (pbk) 0198566115 (hbk) 9780198566113 (hbk) 2006027562 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006027562.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2006027562-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2006027562-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006027562.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2006027562-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2006027562-d.html DLC 060821 20230804104150.0 14510010