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Author Cody, Martin L., 1941-

Title Plants on islands : diversity and dynamics on a continental archipelago / Martin L. Cody
Published Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia -- 3. Island biogeography : concepts, theory, and data -- 4. Species number, island area, and isolation -- 5. Nestedness and assembly rules -- 6. Species turnover in space and time -- 7. Dispersal syndromes, incidence, and dynamics -- 8. Ecological and evolutionary shifts on continental islands -- 9. Synopsis : lessons from a continental archipelago
Summary This study examines and critically analyses the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound and is the result of a quarter-century of research. It discusses isolation and climatic differences and the interplay of coexistence and competition on over 200 islands
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Island plants -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
Plant communities -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
Vegetation dynamics -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
Phytogeography -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
Plant ecology -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
NATURE -- Ecology.
Island plants
Phytogeography
Plant communities
Plant ecology
Vegetation dynamics
Pflanzen
Insel
Inselbiogeografie
British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region
Form Electronic book
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