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1 online resource (xvi, 427 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Papers presented at a symposium held in honor of Robert Treat Paine, upon the occasion of his retirement from the University of Washington. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-413) and index. |
| Contents |
Native thistles: expendable or integral to ecosystem resistance to invasion? / S.M. Louda and T.A. Rand -- The overriding importance of environmental context in determining the outcome of species-deletion experiments / B.A. Menge -- Species importance and context: spatial and temporal variation in species interactions / C.D.G. Harley -- Effects on removing a vertebrate versus an invertebrate predator on a food web, and what is their relative importance / T.W. Schoener and D.A. Spiller -- Understanding the effects of reduced biodiversity: a comparison of two approaches / J.T. Wootton and A.L. Downing -- Models of ecosystem reliability and their implications for the question of expendability / S. Naeem -- Predicting the effects of species loss on community stability / D. Doak and M. Marvier -- One fish, two fish, old fish, new fish: which invasions matter? / J.L. Ruesink -- Ecological gambling: expendable extinctions versus acceptable invasions / M.J. Wonham -- Rarity and functional importance in a phytoplankton community / D.E. Schindler ... [et al.] -- Community and ecosystem impacts of single-species extinctions / D. Simberloff -- Social conflict, biological ignorance, and trying to agree which species are expendable / E.G. Leigh Jr. -- Which mutualists are most essential? Buffering of plant reproduction against the extinction of pollinators / W.F. Morris -- The expendability of species: a test case based on the caterpillars on goldenrods / R.B. Root -- An evolutionary perspective on the importance of species: why ecologists care about evolution / S.R. Palumbi -- Recovering species of conservation concern-are populations expendable? / M. Ruckelshaus, P. McElhany, and M.J. Ford -- Virus specificity in disease systems: are species redundant? / A.G. Power and A.S. Flecker. |
| Summary |
A great many species are threatened by the expanding human population. Though the public generally favors environmental protection, conservation does not come without sacrifice and cost. Many decision makers wonder if every species is worth the trouble. Of what consequence would the extinction of, say, spotted owls or snail darters be? Are some species expendable? Given the reality of limited money for conservation efforts, there is a compelling need for scientists to help conservation practitioners set priorities and identify species most in need of urgent attention. Ecology should be capa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Conservation biology -- Congresses.
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Conservation biology. |
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Species diversity -- Congresses.
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Species diversity. |
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Endangered species -- Congresses.
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Endangered species. |
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Biodiversity conservation -- Congresses.
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Biodiversity conservation. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Kareiva, Peter M., 1951-
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Levin, Simon A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Importance of species 0691090041 (DLC) 2002025137 (OCoLC)49260982 |
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9781400866779 electronic book |
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1400866774 electronic book |
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0691090041 |
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9780691090047 |
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069109005X |
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9780691090054 |
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