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Titre : Conservation biogeography Type de document : livre Auteurs : Richard J. Ladle, Éditeur scientifique ; Robert J. Whittaker, Éditeur scientifique Mention d'édition : 1st ed. Editeur : Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell Année de publication : 2011 Importance : 301 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-4443-3504-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Biodiversity conservation Biogeography Conservation biology Protected areas Résumé : The Earth's ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been completely destroyed or divided into tiny fragments, others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of native plants and animals, while anthropogenic climate change now threatens to completely redraw the geographic map of life on this planet. The urgent need to understand and prescribe solutions to this complicated and interlinked set of pressing conservation issues has lead to the transformation of the venerable academic discipline of biogeography – the study of the geographic distribution of animals and plants. The newly emerged sub-discipline of conservation biogeography uses the conceptual tools and methods of biogeography to address real world conservation problems and to provide predictions about the fate of key species and ecosystems over the next century. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the field in a series of closely interlinked chapters addressing the central issues within this exciting and important subject.others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of native plants and animals, while anthropogenic climate change now threatens to completely redraw the geographic map of life on this planet. The urgent need to understand and prescribe solutions to this complicated and interlinked set of pressing conservation issues has lead to the transformation of the venerable academic discipline of biogeography - the study of the geographic distribution of animals and plants. The newly emerged sub-discipline of conservation biogeography uses the conceptual tools and methods of biogeography to address real world conservation problems and to provide predictions about the fate of key species and ecosystems over the next century. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the field in a series of closely interlinked chapters addressing the central issues within this exciting and important subject. En ligne : http://www.wiley.com/go/ladle/biogeography Conservation biogeography [livre] / Richard J. Ladle, Éditeur scientifique ; Robert J. Whittaker, Éditeur scientifique . - 1st ed. . - Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 . - 301 p.
ISBN : 978-1-4443-3504-0
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés : Biodiversity conservation Biogeography Conservation biology Protected areas Résumé : The Earth's ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been completely destroyed or divided into tiny fragments, others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of native plants and animals, while anthropogenic climate change now threatens to completely redraw the geographic map of life on this planet. The urgent need to understand and prescribe solutions to this complicated and interlinked set of pressing conservation issues has lead to the transformation of the venerable academic discipline of biogeography – the study of the geographic distribution of animals and plants. The newly emerged sub-discipline of conservation biogeography uses the conceptual tools and methods of biogeography to address real world conservation problems and to provide predictions about the fate of key species and ecosystems over the next century. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the field in a series of closely interlinked chapters addressing the central issues within this exciting and important subject.others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of native plants and animals, while anthropogenic climate change now threatens to completely redraw the geographic map of life on this planet. The urgent need to understand and prescribe solutions to this complicated and interlinked set of pressing conservation issues has lead to the transformation of the venerable academic discipline of biogeography - the study of the geographic distribution of animals and plants. The newly emerged sub-discipline of conservation biogeography uses the conceptual tools and methods of biogeography to address real world conservation problems and to provide predictions about the fate of key species and ecosystems over the next century. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the field in a series of closely interlinked chapters addressing the central issues within this exciting and important subject. En ligne : http://www.wiley.com/go/ladle/biogeography Exemplaires (1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 69362 LAD_15_69362 Livre Salle des ouvrages 15_Ecologie_générale Disponible Island biogeography: ecology, evolution, and conservation / Robert J. Whittaker ; Fernández-Palacios, J.M. (2007)
Titre : Island biogeography: ecology, evolution, and conservation Type de document : livre Auteurs : Robert J. Whittaker ; Fernández-Palacios, J.M. Mention d'édition : 02 éd. Editeur : Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press Année de publication : 2007 Importance : 407 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-19-856612-3 Note générale : Inventaire 2008: Pointé et emprunté le 07/03/2008 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Aves Biogeography Climatic change Conservation Ecologie Ecology Environment Evolution Fauna Insecta Island Island biogeography Landscape Modèle Population dynamics Predation Succession Volcanoes Résumé : Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are ideal places for unique species to evolve, but they are also places of concentrated extinction. Not surprisingly, they are widely studied by ecologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists alike. There is no other recent textbook devoted solely to island biogeography, and a synthesis of the many recent advances is now overdue. This second edition builds on the success and reputation of the first, documenting the recent advances in this exciting field and explaining how islands have been used as natural laboratories in developing and testing ecological and evolutionary theories. In addition, the book describes the main processes of island formation, development and eventual demise, and explains the relevance of island environmental history to island biogeography. The authors demonstrate the huge significance of islands as hotspots of biodiversity, and as places from which disproportionate numbers of species have been extinguished by human action in historical time. Many island species are today threatened with extinction, and this work examines both the chief threats to their persistence and some of the mitigation measures that can be put in play with conservation strategies tailored to islands. Note de contenu : Pbk; voir aussi la 1ère édition aux cotes 62653/15 et 63855/15 Island biogeography: ecology, evolution, and conservation [livre] / Robert J. Whittaker ; Fernández-Palacios, J.M. . - 02 éd. . - Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2007 . - 407 p.
ISSN : 978-0-19-856612-3
Inventaire 2008: Pointé et emprunté le 07/03/2008
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés : Aves Biogeography Climatic change Conservation Ecologie Ecology Environment Evolution Fauna Insecta Island Island biogeography Landscape Modèle Population dynamics Predation Succession Volcanoes Résumé : Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are ideal places for unique species to evolve, but they are also places of concentrated extinction. Not surprisingly, they are widely studied by ecologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists alike. There is no other recent textbook devoted solely to island biogeography, and a synthesis of the many recent advances is now overdue. This second edition builds on the success and reputation of the first, documenting the recent advances in this exciting field and explaining how islands have been used as natural laboratories in developing and testing ecological and evolutionary theories. In addition, the book describes the main processes of island formation, development and eventual demise, and explains the relevance of island environmental history to island biogeography. The authors demonstrate the huge significance of islands as hotspots of biodiversity, and as places from which disproportionate numbers of species have been extinguished by human action in historical time. Many island species are today threatened with extinction, and this work examines both the chief threats to their persistence and some of the mitigation measures that can be put in play with conservation strategies tailored to islands. Note de contenu : Pbk; voir aussi la 1ère édition aux cotes 62653/15 et 63855/15 Exemplaires (1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 68170 Whi_15_68170 Livre Salle des ouvrages 15_Ecologie_générale Disponible Exemplaires (1)
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité 62653 WHI_15_62653 Livre Salle des ouvrages 15_Ecologie_générale Sorti jusqu'au 07/05/2049
