Threatened and recently extinct vertebrates of the world : a biogeographic approach / Matthew Richardson
- Author
- Richardson, Matt, 1966-
- Published
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 729 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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- Summary
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781108863308 (ebook)
9781108495868 (hardback) - Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2023).
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