Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "A Theory of Global Biodiversity (MPB-60)".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (230 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781400890231
Series Statement:
Monographs in Population Biology Series ; v.60
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5378479
DDC:
333.95
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Integrating Land and Sea -- 1.2. A Brief History of Biodiversity Research -- 1.3. Goals and Structure of This Book -- 2. Observed Patterns of Global Biodiversity -- 2.1. Marine Coastal Biodiversity -- 2.2. Marine Pelagic Biodiversity -- 2.3. Deep-Sea Biodiversity -- 2.4. Terrestrial Biodiversity -- 2.5. Changes in Biodiversity Patterns through Time -- 2.6. Robustness of Documented Biodiversity Patterns -- 2.7. Synthesis -- 3. Drivers and Predictors of Global Biodiversity -- 3.1. Hypothesized Drivers of Diversity -- 3.2. Spatial and Temporal Scale -- 3.3. Empirical Predictors of Diversity -- 3.4. Synthesis -- 4. Developing a Theory of Global Biodiversity -- 4.1. Basic Neutral Theory -- 4.2. Implementation in Forward and Coalescence Mode -- 4.3. Including Metabolic Theory -- 4.4. Including Habitat Area and Productivity -- 4.5. Including Temperature Niches -- 4.6. Discussion and Comparison with Other Theory -- 5. Predicting Global Biodiversity Patterns from Theory -- 5.1. Fitting Theoretical Predictions to Empirical Data -- 5.2. Ectotherms versus Endotherms -- 5.3. Including Niches -- 5.4. Synthesis -- 6. Conservation Applications -- 6.1. Global Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities -- 6.2. Observed Biodiversity Change and Its Drivers -- 6.3. Projecting Biodiversity Change from Theory -- 6.4. The Future of Biodiversity -- 7. Conclusions -- 7.1. Summary of Major Findings -- 7.2. Ecological Theory -- 7.3. A Niche for Neutrality? -- 7.4. Spatial Scale -- 7.5. Ecological versus Evolutionary Time -- 7.6. Applications -- 7.7. Limitations -- 7.8. Final Outlook -- References -- Index.
