Tropical Conservation Biology

by Navjot S. Sodhi (National University of Singapore); Barry W. Brook (University of Adelaide); Corey J. A. Bradshaw (University of Adelaide, Australia )

• ISBN13: 9781444311105
• ISBN10: 1444311107
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival. Includes case studies and interviews with prominent conservation scientists to help situate key concepts in a real world context Covers a broad range of topics including: the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival Highlights conservation successes in the region, and emphasizes the need to integrate social issues, such as human hunger, into a tangible conservation plan Documents the current state of the field as it looks for ways to predict future outcomes and lessen human impact"Sodhi et al. have done a masterful job of compiling a great deal of literature from around the tropical realm, and they have laid out the book in a fruitful and straightforward manner...I plan to use it as a reference and as supplemental reading for several courses and I would encourage others to do the same." Ecology, 90(4), 2009, pp. 1144-1145

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Diminishing habitats in regions of high biodiversity

Invaluable losses

Broken homes: tropical biotas in fragmented landscapes

Burning down the house

Alien invaders

Human uses and abuses of tropical biodiversity

Threats in three dimensions: tropical aquatic conservation

Climate change: feeling the tropical heat

Lost without a trace: the tropical extinction crisis

Lights at the end of the tunnel: conservation options and challenges

References

Index

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