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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      19 January 2010
      21 September 1995
      ISBN:
      9780511565427
      9780521405539
      9780521119269
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511565427
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.78kg, 456 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.67kg, 456 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Ecology and Conservation
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Ecology
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    Subjects:
    Life Sciences, Ecology and Conservation
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Ecology
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    This book was first published in 1995, a time when, like today, there were mounting concerns that the management of our natural global heritage was failing to arrest the rapid loss of biodiversity. The problem may be traced to the extinction of enormous numbers of 'specialised' species, especially in the tropics. Tropical species either have highly particular resource requirements, such as food or nesting hollows, or specific needs for certain types of habitat, such as wetlands, making them vulnerable to changing global conditions. This book is about specialisation and generalisation in the use of resources and habitats. The author uses a broad ecological perspective to address three main questions. How do ecologists study variation in resource and habitat use, and what do we know from these studies? How well does theory account for observations, and what are the common threads between disciplines? Finally, what is the relationship between resource and habitat use? This book provides a comprehensive analysis of ecological versatility.

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    ‘ … probably the first book devoted to this field and it contains some valuable work.’

    Brian S. Rushton Source: The Times Higher Education Supplement

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