Ecology
- ISBN-10
- 0749251832
- ISBN-13
- 9780749251833
- Series
- Ecology
- Category
- Biodiversity
- Pages
- 219
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Author
- Open University. Ecology Course Team
Description
Asks how the diversity of species in communities is determined and examines the role of history and dispersal in the pattern of distribution of species.
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