The SpeciesArea Relationship: Theory and Application
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The speciesarea relationship (SAR) describes a range of related phenomena that are fundamental to the study of biogeography, macroecology and community ecology. While the subject of ongoing debate for a century, surprisingly, no previous book has focused specifically on the SAR. This volume addresses this shortfall by providing a synthesis of the development of SAR typologies and theory, as well as empirical research and application to biodiversity conservation problems. It also includes a compilation of recent advances in SAR research, comprising novel SAR-related theories and findings from the leading authors in the field. The chapters feature specific knowledge relating to terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms, ensuring a comprehensive volume relevant to a wide range of fields, with a mix of review and novel material and with clear recommendations for further research and application.
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Weight: 880g
Dimensions: 157 x 234mm
Publication Date: 18 Mar 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781108477079
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Thomas J. Matthews is a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham a Research Member of the Azorean Biodiversity Group Portugal and a Visiting Researcher at the University of the Ryukyus Japan. He is a leading researcher in the fields of macroecology and biogeography and much of his research involves the species-area relationship in some form. He is also the lead-author of a key SAR software resource and an Associate Editor of Frontiers of Biogeography. Kostas A. Triantis is an Assistant Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Biogeography and since 2015 has been Director-at-Large of the International Biogeography Society. He is a biogeographer with broad interests in island biogeography macroecology and conservation biology and has a long-term fascination with the speciesarea relationship. Robert J. Whittaker is an expert in island biogeography and conservation biogeography. He has been Professor of Biogeography at the University of Oxford since 2004 and a part-time Professor at University of Copenhagen in the Centre for Macroecology Evolution and Climate since 2015. He has published over 150 articles and three previous books. He is editor-in-chief of Frontiers of Biogeography the scientific journal of the International Biogeography Society.