Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction

T.C. Whitmore, J.A. Sayer (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

156 Seiten

1992
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
9780412455209 (ISBN)

Infos

Most animal and plant species inhabit tropical forests. Hence the interest in the effects of tropical forest clearance on biological diversity. The book provides a conservationist's perception of how fast tropical forests are being lost and what the consequences are for biological diversity.

Inhalt

Preface. Deforestation and species extinction in tropical moist forests - T C Whitmore and J A Sayer; Species conservation in managed tropical forests - A D Johns; How many species will there be? - W V Reid; Do species-area curves predict extinction in fragmented forest? - D Simberloff; Species extinctions in tropical forests - V H Heywood and S N Stuart; Habitat alteration and species loss in Brazilian forests - K S Brown and G G Brown; The influence of deforestation and selective logging operations on plant diversity in Papua New Guinea - R J Johns; References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.4.1992
• Zusatzinfo: 156 p.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• ISBN-13: 9780412455209 / 9780412455209
• Zustand: Neuware