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The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges
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No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these distributions - the structure of the geographic ranges of species. Gaston is particularly concerned with the factors that determine the limits to a species’ geographic range, how the sizes of those ranges vary, and patterns in that variation. Also considered are the distribution of individuals amongst those sites where a species does occur and what determines that distribution, and some of the practical implications of all these. Both in a pure and applied context, ecologists need a broader perspective on their subject matter than has historically prevailed. This book provides one such perspective. A must have book for any researchers and graduate students studying macroecology, biogeography and conservation biology.
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- Authors
- Gaston, K. J.
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressOxford
- Published
- 2003-05-01
- OpenAlex
- W1593262638
- Cited by
- 2,004
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 51.70
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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