Systematics and Conservation Evaluation

Name: Systematics and Conservation Evaluation
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ISBN: 9780198577713

ISBN-10: 0198577710

ISBN-13: 9780198577713

Edition: 1994

Authors: Peter L. Forey, C. J. Humphries, R. I. Vane-Wright

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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…

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List price: $175.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/16/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 466
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.50" long x 1.23" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English




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?