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1	The Columbian Exchange more books like this by Alfred W Crosby, Robert H Walker add to wishlist In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. The book told the story of how 1492 sparked the movement of organisms, both large and small, in both directions across the Atlantic. This ... see all copies from $19.70! new only from $20.93! \| SVS
2	Song of the dodo : island biogeography in an age of extinctions. more books like this by David Quammen add to wishlist Novelist and essayist David Quammen takes on the fascinating topic of islands and the way the process of extinction operates within their limited confines--a process Quammen, armed with a Guggenheim Fellowship, spent eight years exploring in extensive travels around the world. The book was the winner of the 1997 New York Public Library Helen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Ecology; the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance more books like this by Charles J. Krebs add to wishlist Charles Krebs' best-selling majors-level text approaches ecology as a series of problems that are best understood by evaluating empirical evidence through data analysis and application of quantitative reasoning. No other text presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style for students. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Biogeography more books like this by Mark V Lomolino add to wishlist Starting from simple facts and principles and assuming only a rudimentary knowledge of biology, geography, and Earth history, the updated and revised text explains the relationships between geographic variation in biodiversity and the geological, ecological, and evolutionary processes that have produced them. Written in an engaging style, ... see all copies from $77.51! new only from $116.87!
5	Biogeography more books like this by James H Brown, Arthur C Gibson add to wishlist Completely revised and updated, Biogeography, Second Edition , summarises the diverse approaches to the study of the distributions of living things. Starting from simple facts and principles, and assuming only minimal knowledge of biology, geography and earth history, the books explains the relationships between patterns of plant and animal ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Package more books like this by Charles J Krebs add to wishlist This best-selling majors ecology text continues to present ecology as a series of problems for students to critically analyze. No other text presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the book emphasizes the role of experiments in ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $169.38!
7	The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 more books like this by Alfred W Crosby add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $108.85!
8	Columbian Exchange Biological more books like this by Alfred W Crosby add to wishlist "The best thing about this book is its overarching thesis, the concept of a Columbian exchange. This provocative device permits Crosby to shape a lot of familiar and seemingly unrelated data into a fresh synthesis. . . . The implications of this interplay between novel biological and social forces are fascinating." Journal of American History see all copies from $9.00! new only from $65.15!
9	Biogeography more books like this by C Barry Cox, P D Moore add to wishlist As in the previous (fourth) edition, the text integrates the three main threads of biogeography: i) ecological biogeography (how organisms live together where they are today); ii) the analytical biogeography of present day distribution patterns (where they live, in what diversity and how they disperse); and iii) historical biogeography (how they ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $62.24!
10	Species Diversity in Space and Time more books like this by Michael L Rosenzweig add to wishlist Why do larger areas have more species? What makes diversity so high near the equator? Has the number of species grown during the past 600 million years? Does habitat diversity support species diversity, or is it the other way around? What reduces diversity in ecologically productive places? At what scales of space and time do diversity patterns ... see all copies from $48.82! new only from $48.82! \| SVS
11	Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach more books like this by C Barry Cox add to wishlist The science of biogeography asks, and seeks to answer, many varied questions. Why are there so many different kinds of animals and plants? Why are some common and some rare? Why are some widely dispersed and others confined to very limited areas? Why are some habitats and parts of the world so much richer in species than others? How have these ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The biogeography of the island region of western Lake Erie more books like this by Downhower add to wishlist see all copies from $4.86! first editions
13 view cover	The fragmented forest island biogeography theory and the preservation of biotic diversity more books like this by Harris add to wishlist In this poineering application of island biogeography theory, Harris presents an alternative to current practices of timber harvesting. "Harris pulls together many threads of biological thinking about islands and their effect on plant and animal survival and evolution. He weaves these threads into a model for managing forest lands in a manner that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
14 view cover	Geographical Ecology: Patterns in the Distribution of Species more books like this by Robert H MacArthur add to wishlist First published in 1972 and now available for the first time in paperback, this book is the summation of the life work of one of the most influential scientists of our time. Of permanent interest in the history and philosophy of science, it is also frequently cited in the current ecological literature and is still up-to-date in many categories. ... see all copies from $17.68! new only from $52.59! \| SVS
15 view cover	From the Atacama to Makalu: A Journey to Extreme Environments on Earth and Beyond more books like this by Rodolfo T. Arrieta add to wishlist It is still uncertain if there is, or has ever been, life on Mars. Life on Mars would face some unique challenges. These challenges may be similar to those faced by organisms in extreme environments here on Earth. This book explores such places in detail and delves into the adaptations that allow organisms to survive in Earth's most inhospitable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| first editions
16 view cover	Dynamic Biogeography more books like this by Hengeveld add to wishlist Biogeography is an increasingly important area for ecology, dynamic biogeography being the study of biological patterns and processes on a broad scale both geographically and temporally. Dynamic Biogeography opens with a survey of the different approaches encountered within the subject. The remainder of the book is arranged into four parts. The ... see all copies from $24.61! new only from $38.31! \| SVS
17 view cover	Fundamentals of Biogeography more books like this by Richard John Huggett add to wishlist Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants. Starting with an outline of how species arise, disperse, diversify and become extinct, the book examines: how environmental factors (climate, substrate, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.95! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography more books like this by Stephen P Hubbell add to wishlist Despite its supreme importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity remains poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This ambitious book presents a new, general neutral theory to explain the origin, maintenance, and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographic context. Until now biogeography (the study of the geographic ... see all copies from $43.50! new only from $69.71! \| SVS
19 view cover	Island Life more books like this by Alfred Russell Wallace add to wishlist As the co-formulator with Charles Darwin of the theory of biological evolution via natural selection, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) argued that plant and animal species develop throughout organic history. Wallace focused special attention on the diversity of tropical life forms and became acutely aware of the adaptive relationship ... see all copies from $11.03! new only from $17.75! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants more books like this by Charles S Elton add to wishlist This work sounds an early warning about an environmental catastrophe that has become all too familiar today - the invasion of nonnative species. The author explains the devastating effects that invasive species can have on local ecosystems. see all copies from $6.29! new only from $17.67! \| SVS
21 view cover	Diffusion and Ecological Problems: Modern Perspectives more books like this by Akira Okubo, Simon A Levin, Smon A Levin add to wishlist This book surveys a wide variety of mathematical models of diffusion in the ecological context. It is written with the primary intent of providing scientists, particularly physicists but also biologists, with some background of the mathematics and physics of diffusion and how they can be applied to ecological problems. The secondary intent is to ... see all copies from $56.15! new only from $62.52! \| SVS
22 view cover	Foundations of Systematics and Biogeography more books like this by David M Williams, Malte C Ebach, Gareth Nelson (Foreword by) add to wishlist This volume draws attention to the seminal studies and important advances that have shaped systematic and biogeographic thinking and continue to influence its direction today. It traces concepts in homology and classification from the 19th century to the present through the provision of a unique anthology of scientific writings from Goethe, ... see all copies from $55.57! new only from $55.57! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Bridging Divides more books like this by Stephan Gollasch (Editor), Bella S Galil (Editor), Andrew N Cohen (Editor) add to wishlist Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, thus providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport. The introduction of alien species has proved to be one of the most profound and damaging of anthropogenic deeds - with both ecological and economic costs. This book is ... see all copies from $111.60! new only from $111.60! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Foundations of Biogeography: Classic Papers with Commentaries more books like this by Mark V Lomolino (Editor), Dov F Sax (Editor), James H Brown (Editor) add to wishlist This collection provides facsimile reprints of seventy-two papers that have proven fundamental to the development of the field. These papers not only reveal biogeography's historical roots but also trace its theoretical and empirical development. see all copies from $49.00! new only from $49.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelle Islands more books like this by D R Stoddart (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $307.19! new only from $307.19! \| SVS

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