Conservation in a Changing World

First systematic and in-depth treatment of processes in conservation biology.

Georgina M. Mace (Author), Andrew Balmford (Author), Joshua R. Ginsberg (Author)

9780521634458, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 May 1999

328 pages, 57 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 23 tables
22.6 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.644 kg

'Its assessments of a world with complex diversity and an uncertain future clearly show the great challenges facing conservation biology.' Ecology

As evidence for the rapid loss of biological diversity strengthens, there is widespread recognition of the need to identify priorities and techniques for conservation action that will reverse the trend. Much progress has been made in the development of quantitative methods for identifying priority areas based on what we know about species distributions, but we must now build an understanding of biological processes into conservation planning. Here, using studies at global to local scales, researchers consider how conservation planners can deal with the dynamic processes of species and their interactions with their environment in a changing world, where human impacts will continue to affect the environment in unprecedented ways. This book will be a source of inspiration for postgraduates, researchers and professionals in conservation biology, wildlife management and ecology.

Preface
1. The challenges to conservation in a changing world: putting processes on the map Andrew Balmford, Georgina M. Mace and Joshua R. Ginsberg
2. Anthropogenic, ecological and genetic factors in extinction Russell Lande
3. Integrating endangered species protection and ecosystem management: the Cape Sable Seaside-Sparrow as a case study Audrey L. Mayer and Stuart L. Pimm
4. The dynamic response of plants to environmental change and the resulting risks of extinction Brian Huntley
5. Ecological and evolutionary importance of disturbance and catastrophes in plant conservation W. J. Bond
6. Butterfly distributional patterns, processes and conservation Chris D. Thomas, Diego Jordano, Owen T. Lewis, Jane K. Hill, Odette L. Sutcliffe and Jeremy A. Thomas
7. Continent-wide diversification processes and conservation priorities Jon Fjeldså and Carsten Rahbek
8. Endemism and species turnover with elevation in montane avifaunas in the neotropics: implications for conservation priority setting Douglas F. Stotz
9. Indicator taxa for biodiversity assessment in the vanishing tropics Sacha Spector and Adrian B. Forsyth
10. Key sites for conservation: area-selection methods for biodiversity Paul H. Williams
11. Integrating population abundance, dynamics and distribution into broad-scale priority setting A. O. Nicholls
12. Global conservation priorities and expanded conservation policies Norman Myers
13. Global conservation and U.K. government policy Robert M. May and Kerry Tregonning
Index.

Subject Areas: Conservation of wildlife & habitats [RNKH], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]