| Description |
1 online resource (x, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Island plants -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region.
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Island plants. |
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British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region. |
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Plant communities -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region.
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Plant communities. |
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Vegetation dynamics -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region.
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Vegetation dynamics. |
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Phytogeography -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region.
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Phytogeography. |
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Plant ecology -- British Columbia -- Barkley Sound Region.
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Plant ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cody, Martin L., 1941- Plants on islands. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006 0520247299 (DLC) 2005037441 (OCoLC)62132853 |
| ISBN |
9780520932722 (electronic book) |
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0520932722 (electronic book) |
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1423789679 (electronic book) |
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9781423789673 (electronic book) |
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160129381X |
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9781601293817 |
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9780520247291 |
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0520247299 |
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