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The biology of island floras / ed. by David Bramwell and Juli Caujapé-Castells

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011Edition: 1. publDescription: XV, 522 S. : Ill., graph. DarstISBN:
  • 0521118085
  • 9780521118088
Other title:
  • Island floras
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online-Ausg.: The Biology of Island Floras. Online-Ausg. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. Online-Ressource (1 online resource (536 p.)) | Erscheint auch als: The Biology of Island Floras. Online-Ausgabe Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (540 pages)DDC classification:
  • 578.75/2 22
  • SCI011000
RVK: RVK: WI 9510 | WL 1100LOC classification:
  • QK938.I84
Contents:
Summary: "Oceanic islands offer biologists unparalleled opportunities to study evolutionary processes and ecological phenomena. However, human activity threatens to alter or destroy many of these fragile ecosystems, with recent estimates suggesting that nearly half of the world's insular endemics are threatened with extinction. Bringing together researchers from around the world, this book illustrates how modern research methods and new concepts have challenged accepted theories and changed our understanding of island flora. Particular attention is given to the impact of molecular studies and the insights that they provide into topics such as colonisation, radiation, diversification and hybridisation. Examples are drawn from around the world, including the Hawaiian archipelago, Galapagos Islands, Madagascar and the Macronesian region. Conservation issues are also highlighted, with coverage of alien species and the role of ex situ conservation providing valuable information that will aid the formulation of management strategies and genetic rescue programmes"--Call number: Grundsignatur: 2011 A 4943PPN: PPN: 643286578
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd biol 4.7 Lesesaal Naturwissenschaften (LSN) 2011 A 4943 Available 50585159090
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