Buch, Englisch, 750 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 2394 g
A Biogeographic Approach
Buch, Englisch, 750 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 2394 g
ISBN: 978-1-108-49586-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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.
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Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierökologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata)
Weitere Infos & Material
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.