Ebook: Biotic Homogenization

Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
Biological homogenization qualifies as a global environmental catastrophe. The Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distributions.

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Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
Biological homogenization qualifies as a global environmental catastrophe. The Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distributions.

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Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
Biological homogenization qualifies as a global environmental catastrophe. The Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distributions.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Biotic Homogenization: A Sequential and Selective Process....Pages 1-17
Biotic Homogenization: Lessons from the Past....Pages 19-32
Birds and Butterflies Along Urban Gradients in Two Ecoregions of the United States: Is Urbanization Creating a Homogeneous Fauna?....Pages 33-56
Rarity and Phylogeny in Birds....Pages 57-80
Hybridization Between Native and Alien Plants and its Consequences....Pages 81-102
Taxonomic Selectivity in Surviving Introduced Insects in the United States....Pages 103-124
Are Unsuccessful Avian Invaders Rarer in Their Native Range Than Successful Invaders?....Pages 125-155
A Geographical Perspective on the Biotic Homogenization Process: Implications from the Macroecology of North American Birds....Pages 157-177
Global Warming, Temperature Homogenization and Species Extinction....Pages 179-199
The History and Ecological Basis of Extinction and Speciation in Birds....Pages 201-222
Downsizing Nature: Anthropogenic Dwarfing of Species and Ecosystems....Pages 223-243
Spatial Homogenization of the Aquatic Fauna of Tennessee: Extinction and Invasion Following Land Use Change and Habitat Alteration....Pages 245-257
Homogenization of California’s Fish Fauna Through Abiotic Change....Pages 259-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-289

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Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
Biological homogenization qualifies as a global environmental catastrophe. The Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distributions.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Biotic Homogenization: A Sequential and Selective Process....Pages 1-17
Biotic Homogenization: Lessons from the Past....Pages 19-32
Birds and Butterflies Along Urban Gradients in Two Ecoregions of the United States: Is Urbanization Creating a Homogeneous Fauna?....Pages 33-56
Rarity and Phylogeny in Birds....Pages 57-80
Hybridization Between Native and Alien Plants and its Consequences....Pages 81-102
Taxonomic Selectivity in Surviving Introduced Insects in the United States....Pages 103-124
Are Unsuccessful Avian Invaders Rarer in Their Native Range Than Successful Invaders?....Pages 125-155
A Geographical Perspective on the Biotic Homogenization Process: Implications from the Macroecology of North American Birds....Pages 157-177
Global Warming, Temperature Homogenization and Species Extinction....Pages 179-199
The History and Ecological Basis of Extinction and Speciation in Birds....Pages 201-222
Downsizing Nature: Anthropogenic Dwarfing of Species and Ecosystems....Pages 223-243
Spatial Homogenization of the Aquatic Fauna of Tennessee: Extinction and Invasion Following Land Use Change and Habitat Alteration....Pages 245-257
Homogenization of California’s Fish Fauna Through Abiotic Change....Pages 259-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-289
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