Endemism in Vascular Plants

The book about Endemism in Vascular Plants is the first comprehensive analysis of the macroecology and geobotany of endemic vascular plants with case-studies and analyses from different regions in the world. Endemism is a pre-extinction phenomenon. Endemics are threatened with extinction. Due to int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Hobohm, Carsten (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Plant and Vegetation, 9
Temas:
Biodiversity.
Landscape ecology.
Plant ecology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental monitoring.
Landscape Ecology.
Plant Ecology.
Conservation Biology.
Environmental Monitoring.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The Meaning of Endemism
  • 1. The Increasing Importance of Endemism: Responsibility, the Media and Education
  • 2. How to Quantify Endemism
  • Part II. Endemic Vascular Plants over Time
  • 3. Factors that Create and Increase Endemism
  • 4. Factors that Threaten and Reduce Endemism
  • Part III. Endemic Vascular Plants in Space
  • 5. Biogeography of Endemic Vascular Plants - Overview
  • 6. Endemism on Islands - Case Studies
  • 7. Endemism in Mainland Regions - Case Studies
  • Part IV. Endemism in Vascular Plants - Synthesis
  • Appendix
  • Glossary.

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