Biotic Homogenization

by Julie L. Lockwood

Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Biotic A Sequential and Selective Process; M.L. Mckinney, J.L. Lockwood. 2. Biotic Lessons from the Past; K. Roy, J.S. Kauffman. 3. Birds and Butterflies Along Urban Gradients in Two Ecoregions of the United Is Urbanization Creating a Homogeneous Fauna? R.B. Blair. 4. Rarity and Phylogeny in Birds; T.J. Webb, M. Kershaw, K.J. Gaston. 5. Hybridization Between Native and Alien Plants and its Consequences; C.C. Daehler, D.A. Carino. 6. Taxonomic Selectivity in Surviving Introduced Insects in the United States; D.P. Vázquez, D. Simberloff. 7. Are Unsuccessful Avian Invaders Rarer in Their Native Range than Successful Invaders? T. Brooks. 8. A Geographical Perspective on the Biotic Homogenization Implications from the Macroecology of North American Birds; B.A. Maurer, E.T. Linder, D. Gammon. 9. Global Warming, Temperature Homogenization and Species Extinction; J.L. Green, J. Harte, A. Ostling. 10. The History and Ecological Basis of Extinction and Speciation in Birds; P.M. Bennett, I.P.F. Owens, J.E.M. Bailie. 11. Downsizing Anthropogenic Dwarfing of Species and Ecosystems; M.V. Lomolino, R. Channell, D.R. Perault, G.A. Smith. 12. Spatial Homogenization of the Aquatic Fauna of Extinction and Invasion Following Land Use Change and Habitat Alteration; J.R. Duncan, J.L. Lockwood. 13. Homogenization of California's Fish Fauna Through Abiotic Change; M.P. Marchetti, T. Light, J. Feliciano, T. Armstrong, Z. Hogan, J. Viers, P.B. Moyle. Index.

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First published May 31, 2001