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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin J. Gaston (, Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.393kg ISBN: 9780198526414ISBN 10: 0198526415 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 01 May 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Range edges 3: Range size 4: Abundance structure 5: Implications References IndexReviewsThe synthesis flows with ease as if all the links amongst various theories, concepts, and analytical methods were known and obvious. It is a comprehensive review of what is state-of-the-art in the study and understanding of geographic ranges. For its recent and broad bibliography alone, the book is worth buying. More so, however, it is Gastons comprehensive synthesis of this complex topic that makes this book an important one for the scientific community. It should be the new reference text for all scholars and workers in the fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology. Ecology It will certainly serve as an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the structure or dynamics of geographic ranges, as it greatly surpasses previous works on these topics with its thoroughness and clarity. It should do much to advance the field of biogeography, and to provide a context for conservation in a world where the distribution, size, and internal structure of geographic ranges are ever changing. The Quarterly Review of Biology ... a very stimulating book. The range of cases and sources is impressive: it gives the study weight and provides us with one of the few detailed treatments of this subject. It should appeal to a wide audience. Educators will find ideas about range in one text (and have enough material to demonstrate the key ideas irrespective of location). For those studying the distribution of species this book is an excellent introduction. TEG News 28/08/2003 Author InformationKevin J Gaston Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Sheffield, UK British, born Pembury 05/11/64 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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