Conservation in a changing world / edited by Georgina M. Mace, Andrew Balmford, and Joshua R. Ginsberg
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998
Descript
xi, 308 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm
CONTENT
1. The challenges to conservation in a changing world: putting processes on the map -- 2. Anthropogenic, ecological and genetic factors in extinction -- 3. Integrating endangered species protection and ecosystem management: the Cape Sable seaside-sparrow as a case study -- 4. The dynamic response of plants to environmental change and the resulting risks of extinction -- 5. Ecological and evolutionary importance of disturbance and catastrophes in plant conservation -- 6. Butterfly distributional patterns, processes and conservation -- 7. Continent-wide conservation priorities and diversification processes -- 8. Endemism and species turnover with elevation in montane avifaunas in the neotropics: implications for conservation -- 9. Indicator taxa for biodiversity assessment in the vanishing tropics -- 10. Key sites for conservation: area-selection methods for biodiversity -- 11. Integrating population abundance, dynamics and distribution into broad-scale priority setting -- 12. Global biodiversity priorities and expanded conservation policies -- 13. Global conservation and UK government policy