Author: William L. R. Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Threatened Endemic Mammals of the Atlantic Forest Region of South-east Brazil
Author: William L. R. Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Atlantic Forest
Author: Marcia C. M. Marques
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030553221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030553221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.
Dodo
Author: Anna TC Feistner
Publisher: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ISBN: 0951558161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ISBN: 0951558161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Dodo
Author: Jeremy JC Mallinson
Publisher: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The Atlantic Forest of South America
Author: Carlos Galindo Leal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This is a detailed assessment of the state of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. Separate sections examine each of the three countries that are home to the forest, beginning with a brief overview that explores the dynamics of biodiversity loss in that country and outlining the topics to be addressed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This is a detailed assessment of the state of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. Separate sections examine each of the three countries that are home to the forest, beginning with a brief overview that explores the dynamics of biodiversity loss in that country and outlining the topics to be addressed.
Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World
Author: Matthew Richardson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108852580
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 2214
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108852580
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 2214
Book Description
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.
Walker's Mammals of the World
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424673
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called a "landmark of zoological literature."
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424673
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called a "landmark of zoological literature."
The Smallest Anthropoids
Author: Susan M. Ford
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441902937
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Here is a comprehensive examination of the newly recognized callimico/marmoset clade, which includes the smallest anthropoid primates on earth. It features sections on phylogeny, taxonomy and functional anatomy, behavioral ecology, and reproductive physiology.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441902937
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Here is a comprehensive examination of the newly recognized callimico/marmoset clade, which includes the smallest anthropoid primates on earth. It features sections on phylogeny, taxonomy and functional anatomy, behavioral ecology, and reproductive physiology.
Fieldiana
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris
Author: Liza M. Veiga
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107354684
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
The neotropical primate family Pitheciidae consists of four genera Cacajao (uacaris), Callicebus (titis), Chiropotes (bearded sakis) and Pithecia (sakis), whose 40+ species display a range of sizes, social organisations, ecologies and habitats. Few are well known and the future survival of many is threatened, yet pitheciines have been little studied. This book is the first to review the biology of this fascinating and diverse group in full. It includes fossil history, reviews of the biology of each genus and, among others, specific treatments of vocalisations and foraging ecology. These studies are integrated into considerations of current status and future conservation requirements on a country-by-country basis for each species. A state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris is a collective effort from all the major researchers currently working on these remarkable animals.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107354684
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
The neotropical primate family Pitheciidae consists of four genera Cacajao (uacaris), Callicebus (titis), Chiropotes (bearded sakis) and Pithecia (sakis), whose 40+ species display a range of sizes, social organisations, ecologies and habitats. Few are well known and the future survival of many is threatened, yet pitheciines have been little studied. This book is the first to review the biology of this fascinating and diverse group in full. It includes fossil history, reviews of the biology of each genus and, among others, specific treatments of vocalisations and foraging ecology. These studies are integrated into considerations of current status and future conservation requirements on a country-by-country basis for each species. A state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris is a collective effort from all the major researchers currently working on these remarkable animals.