Product Description

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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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #670205 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-10
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.09 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 276 pages

Review

"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 in its thoroughness and clarity. It should do much

to advance the field of biogeography."--The Quarterly

Review of Biology

From the Publisher
numerous figures

About the Author
Kevin J Gaston Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Sheffield, UK British, born Pembury 05/11/64