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9780198577713

Systematics and Conservation Evaluation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780198577713

  • ISBN10:

    0198577710

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-06-16
  • Publisher: Clarendon Press
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Summary

Conservation of the Earth's diversity is one of the most important and daunting challenges faced by biologists and politicians alike. But exactly what (and why) we are trying to conserve remains a complicated and divisive question. This collection of essays features a diverse roster of internationally recognized experts who exemplify the wide range of views regarding how biodiversity should be defined--in terms of species numbers, categorization of landforms, different ecological levels, and as a dynamic and socio-political necessity for our own survival. In providing a synthesis of systematics and conservation, the book addresses problems such as matching species numbers, variety, and the systematic hierarchy assigned to geographic areas. In addition, the book outlines methods for selecting priority areas for conservation while challenging the concepts of "megadiversity" and "hotspots". Ecologists, taxonomists, conservation biologists, geographic information service managers, and those working for monitoring and land use organizations will want to read this book.

Table of Contents

Setting Objectives for Conservation Evaluation
The Measurement of Biodiversity and the Politics of Implementation
On What We Should Save: The Role of Culture in Determining Conservation Targets
Conservation Goals and the Configuration of Biodiversity
Ecological Measures for Conserving Terrestrial Biodiversity: A New Zealand Perspective
Inventories of Biodiversity: More than a Question of Numbers
Biodiversity Research and Biological Collections: Transfer of Information
The Industrialization of Scientific Information
A Possible Method for the Rapid Assessment of Biodiversity
Survey and Conservation Status of Indian Plants
The Use of Phytogeographic Data for Conservation Planning
Assessing Local Distribution of Threatened Species: A Case Study Considering the Threatened Plants of Italy
The Numbers and Spatial Distributions of Species: Analyses of British Data
The Relative Vulnerabilities of Moth Higher Taxa to Habitat Change in Borneo
Global Patterns of Endemism and the Conservation of Biodiversity
Species as the "Currency" of Conservation: The Karoo/Dune/Red Lark Complex of Southwestern Africa
Basal Taxa and the Role of Cladistic Patterns in the Evaluation of Conservation Priorities: A View from Freshwater
Phylogenetic Diversity: A General Framework for the Prediction of Feature Diversity
Biodiversity, Taxonomic Relatedness, and Endemism in Conservation
Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Region
Systematic Assessment of Taxic Diversity
A Scientific Basis for Establishing Networks of Protected Areas
New Procedures for Reserve Selection in New South Wales: Maximizing the Chances of Achieving a Representative Network
Using Proteaceae to Design a Nature Reserve Network and Determine Conservation Priorities for the Cape Floristic Region
Taxonomy and Functional Biotic Measurement, or, Will the Ark Float?
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