Biodiversity under threat
Title:
Biodiversity under threat
Author:
Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)
ISBN:
9781847557650
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2007.
Physical Description:
xviii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series:
Issues in environmental science and technology ; v. 25
Series Title:
Issues in environmental science and technology ; v. 25
Contents:
Impacts of agricultural change on farmland biodiversity in the UK -- The extent and future of global insect diversity -- Biological invasions in Europe : drivers, pressures, states, impacts and responses -- The deep sea : if we do not understand the biodiversity, can we assess the threat? -- Threatened habitats : marginal vegetation in upland areas -- Trends in biodiversity in Europe and the impact of land-use change -- Tropical moist forests -- The implementation of international biodiversity initiatives : constraints and successes -- Biodiversity assessment and change : the challenge of appropriate methods -- Drivers and pressures on biodiversity in analytical frameworks.
Abstract:
In this book the editors have provided a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them. There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. Industrial pollution, changes in agricultural practices and climate change, are all having a direct impact on biodiversity. In this book the Editors provide a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them. This excellent text includes the work of some 44 authors and offers a solid description of the current understanding of threats to biodiversity with a range of illustrative examples - a valuable point of reference for ecologists, environmental scientists, and students as well as, policymakers and all other environmental professionals.
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http://ebook.rsc.org/?DOI=10.1039/9781847557650