Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction

1992
ISBN: 978-0-412-45520-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 277 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sayer, J. A.

Whitmore, T.C.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.