Coexistence: The Ecology and Evolution of Tropical Biodiversity

by Jan Sapp

This book is about tropical biology in action- how biologists grapple with the ecology and evolution of the great species diversity in tropical rainforests and coral reefs. Tropical rainforests are home to 50% of all the plant and animal species on earth, though they cover only about 2% of the planet. Coral reefs hold 25% of the world's marine diversity, though they represent only 0.1 % of the world's surface. The increase in species richness from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190632445
• ISBN13: 9780190632441
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"