Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates

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dc.contributor.advisorGriffiths, Charles Len_ZA
dc.contributor.authorScott, Robynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:10:08Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:10:08Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 156-171).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBiogeography is defined as the study of life, in a spatial and temporal context, with respect to the analysis and explanation of patterns for a given area. The tendency for species richness and diversity to increases towards the equator, where both peak, is a much debated and tested pattern. Underlying mechanisms thought to cause this pattern are: gradients in temperature, stress, productivity, competition, predation, stability, effective evolutionary time, niche breadth, range size and area of occupancy. Evidence exists that both supports and negates most of these mechanisms. In addition to the richness gradient, a latitudinal gradient in geographical range size exists, whereby species range sizes decrease with latitude, referred to as Rapoport's Rule. This has been linked to species ability to tolerate changes in climate. The latitudinal gradient in species richness is thought to be a by-product of Rapoport's Rule and the "Rescue Effect".en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationScott, R. (2009). <i>Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6187en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationScott, Robyn. <i>"Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6187en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationScott, R. 2009. Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Scott, Robyn AB - Biogeography is defined as the study of life, in a spatial and temporal context, with respect to the analysis and explanation of patterns for a given area. The tendency for species richness and diversity to increases towards the equator, where both peak, is a much debated and tested pattern. Underlying mechanisms thought to cause this pattern are: gradients in temperature, stress, productivity, competition, predation, stability, effective evolutionary time, niche breadth, range size and area of occupancy. Evidence exists that both supports and negates most of these mechanisms. In addition to the richness gradient, a latitudinal gradient in geographical range size exists, whereby species range sizes decrease with latitude, referred to as Rapoport's Rule. This has been linked to species ability to tolerate changes in climate. The latitudinal gradient in species richness is thought to be a by-product of Rapoport's Rule and the "Rescue Effect". DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates TI - Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6187 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6187
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationScott R. Biogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebrates. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6187en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleBiogeographical patterns of southern African marine invertebratesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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