Environmental DNA (eDNA) is genetic material that has been shed from macroorganisms. It
has received increased attention as an indirect marker for biodiversity monitoring. This …

Geographic patterns of species richness are influenced by many factors, but the role of
shared physiographical and physiological boundaries in relation to range-size distributions …

Climate change is a mounting threat to biological diversity, compromising ecosystem
structure and function, and undermining the delivery of essential services worldwide. As the …

No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where
they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these …

Population and community biology have repeatedly been plagued with problems of
definition. The meaning of such fundamental terms and concepts as competition, density …

The first photographs of the Earth to be taken from outer space are said to have had a
profound influence on how humanity perceives its place in the Universe. They provided a …

▪ Abstract Comparative, quantitative biogeographic studies are revealing empirical patterns
of interspecific variation in the sizes, shapes, boundaries, and internal structures of …

Broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness is strongly correlated with climate. Many
mechanisms have been hypothesized to explain these patterns; however, testable …

This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and
management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science. These …

GC Stevens showed that an equatorward increase in species richness is often paralleled by
a decrease in the mean latitudinal range of species-a pattern he called Rapoport's rule. He …