Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction (The Iucn Forest Conservation Programme)

Whitmore, T. C./ Sayer, Jeffrey A. (EDT)/ Whitmore, T. C. (EDT)

Chapman & Hall（1992/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780412455209
• DDC分類 574.529013

Full Description

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.

Contents

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.