Tropical deforestation and species extinction
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Tropical deforestation and species extinction
Chapman & Hall, 1992
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Revised versions of papers presented at a workshop held during the 18th General Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 1990 in Perth, Australia
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of 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.
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