Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World

A Biogeographic Approach

AvMatthew Richardson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Habitat loss and degradation are currently the main anthropogenic causes of species extinctions. The root cause is human overpopulation. This unique volume provides, for the very first time, a comprehensive overview of all threatened and recently extinct mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes within the context of their locations and habitats. The approach takes a systematic examination of each biogeographic realm and region of the world, both terrestrial and marine, but with a particular emphasis on geographic features such as mountains, islands, and coral reefs. It reveals patterns useful in biodiversity conservation, helps to put it all into perspective, and ultimately serves as both a baseline from which to compare subsequent developments as well as a standardization of the way threatened species are studied.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-03-09
Mått:220 x 287 x 40 mm
Vikt:2 410 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:750
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108495868

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Matthew Richardson is a Canadian author known for such award-winning books as Lemurs of Madagascar (3rd edition, Conservation International, 2010). He has worked alongside some of the most high-profile conservationists in the world, and served as an active member of both the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation Planning Specialist Group. Passionate about both human and natural history, he has drawn extensively from these experiences to create what will surely become the foundational text on endangered and extinct species for decades to come.

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'This colossal synthesis fills a void. It will find its place in many libraries, I'm sure.' Ivan Ineich, Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Arctic realm; 2. The Palearctic realm; 3. The Afrotropical realm; 4. The Madagascan realm; 5. The Indo-Malaysian realm; 6. The Papua-Melanesian realm; 7. The Australian realm; 8. The Polynesian realm; 9. The Nearctic realm; 10. The Caribbean realm; 11. The Neotropical realm; 12. The Patagonian realm; 13. The Antarctic realm; 14. The Oceanic realm; 15. Global balance.

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