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Evolution and Speciation of Island Plants
Author | : Tod F. Stuessy,Mikio Ono |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1998-10-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0521496535 |
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Oceanic island archipelagos provide many clues about evolutionary patterns and processes, and may rightly be considered as among the best places on earth to seek an understanding of the origin and elaboration of biological diversity. This volume brings together contributions covering a range of important issues in contemporary oceanic island plant biology, focusing on patterns and processes in various island groups (with emphasis on the Bonin, Hawaiian and Juan Fernandez Islands) to provide a stimulating view of the current state of research and a possible agenda for future investigations. Topics addressed include chromosomal variation, macromolecular divergence, island biogeography theory, isolating mechanisms, modes of speciation and evolution of secondary plant products. The result is a volume that reveals the special opportunities offered by oceanic archipelagos for investigating evolutionary phenomena in vascular plants.
Plants of Oceanic Islands
Author | : Tod F. Stuessy,Daniel J. Crawford,Patricio López-Sepúlveda,Eduardo A. Ruiz |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2017-10-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781107180079 |
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This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.
Island Biogeography
Author | : Robert J. Whittaker,José Maria Fernandez-Palacios |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0198566115 |
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Isolation, extinction, conservation, biodiversity, hotspots.
The Biology of Island Floras
Author | : David Bramwell,Juli Caujapé-Castells |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 539 |
Release | : 2011-07-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781139497800 |
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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.
Island Biogeography
Author | : Robert J. Whittaker,Jose Maria Fernandez-Palacios |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2006-11-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780191524165 |
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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.
Species Conservation
Author | : Jamieson A. Copsey,Simon A. Black,Jim J. Groombridge,Carl G. Jones |
Publsiher | : Ecology, Biodiversity and Cons |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2018-06-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521899390 |
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Biodiversity studied by researching island species recovery and management.
Hawaiian Plant Life
Author | : Robert J. Gustafson,Derral R. Herbst,Philip W. Rundel |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2014-10-31 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780824846695 |
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Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Evolution and Biodiversity of Wild Polyploids
Author | : Elvira Hörandl,Natascha D. Wagner,Karol Marhold,Christoph Oberprieler |
Publsiher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2021-09-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9782889713738 |
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