Format:
Online-Ressource (XVII, 546p. 79 illus., 48 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642209925
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Content:
Jan Christian Habel
Content:
Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic regions exhibiting high levels of diversity. The areas covered range from genetics and taxonomy to evolutionary biology, biogeography and the social sciences. In addition to the classic hotspots in the
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Biodiversity Hotspots: Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas; Contributors; Part I: Introductory and Global Aspects; Chapter 1: Global Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Hotspots; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Hotspots; References; Chapter 2: A Tough Choice: Approaches Towards the Setting of Global Conservation Priorities; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Initiatives for the Setting of Global Conservation Priorities; 2.2.1 NGO Approaches; 2.2.2 International Conventions; 2.3 Ecological Criteria for the Selection of Global Conservation Priority Areas
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2.3.1 Vulnerability2.3.2 Irreplaceability; 2.3.3 Representativeness; 2.4 Socio-economic and Political Factors; 2.5 Distribution and Conservation Status of Global Conservation Priorities; 2.6 Outlook: Climate Change, Carbon and Conservation Priority Setting; 2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Quantifying Biodiversity: Does It Matter What We Measure?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conservation Prioritisation and Species Richness; 3.3 Alternative Biodiversity Metrics; 3.3.1 Extinction Risk; 3.3.2 The Evolutionary Future; 3.3.3 Evolutionary History; 3.3.4 Composite Metrics
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3.3.5 A Diversity of Metrics3.3.6 Integrating Space and Time; 3.3.7 Non-Biological Metrics and Biodiversity Coldspots; 3.4 Conclusion and Future Challenges; References; Chapter 4: Human Population and the Hotspots Revisited: A 2010 Assessment; References; Chapter 5: Vascular Plant Diversity in a Changing World: Global Centresand Biome-Specific Patterns; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Maxima, Centres, and Hotspots of Plant Diversity; References; Chapter 6: Genetic Basis of Human Biodiversity: An Update; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Patterns of Human Genetic Diversity
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6.4 How Do We Summarise Human Diversity, and How Did It Evolve?6.4.1 Clinal Variation Is the Rule; References; Part II: Biodiversity in the Palaearctic; Chapter 7: Mediterranean Peninsulas: The Evolution of Hotspots; References; Chapter 8: Global Change Effects on Alpine Plant Diversity; 8.1.5 Drivers of Change; 8.5 Outlook; References; Chapter 9: European Hotspots as Evidenced by the Palearctic Distribution of Songbirds; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Hypothesis Testing; References
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Chapter 10: Patterns and Hotspots of Carabid Beetle Diversity in the Palaearctic: Insights from a Hyperdiverse Invertebrate Taxon10.1 Introduction: Macroecology, Hotspots and Invertebrate Diversity; 10.2 Carabid Beetles: Use and Limitations in Macroecological Studies; 10.3 Insights into Invertebrate Diversity Patterns: Carabid Beetle Diversity and Its Potential Determinants in the Palaearctic; 10.4 Biogeography and Diversity Hotspots: Congruence Between Invertebrates, Vertebrates and Plants?; 10.5 Many Questions Remain: Challenges in Invertebrate Macroecology; References
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Chapter 11: The Carpathians as a Major Diversity Hotspot in Europe
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642209918
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Biodiversity hotspots Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 3642209912
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642209918
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
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Biology
Keywords:
Biodiversität
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Artenschutz
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5
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Author information:
Habel, Jan Christian 1976-
Author information:
Zachos, Frank E. 1974-
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