Biological Diversity: The coexistence of species on changing landscapes.1994.24 tabs. 193 line-drawings.681 p.gr8vo. Hardcover.

Gives case studies of coral reefs, fire-maintained shrublands,prairies and tropical rainforests. Deals also with the extinction oftemperate, tropical, and marine ecosystems. -Contents (partly): Introduction/ Raw Material and Tools/ GeneralPatterns of Species Diversity/ The Assessment of Species Diversity/Equilibrium Processes and Landscape-scale Diversity/ Non-equilibriumProcesses and Local Diversity/ Divesity within Populations/ The Structure of Communities and Ecosystems/ Landscape Patterns: Disturbanceand Diversity/ Landscape Patterns" Succession and Temporal Change/Landscape Patterns: Gradients and Zonation/ Case Studies: Endemism andInvasions/ Case Studies: Species Diversity in Marine Ecosystems/ CaseStudies: Species Diversity in Fire-influenced Ecosystems/ Case Studies:Species Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests/ Concluding Comments: TheEconomics of Biological Diversity.