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Plant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems /
"As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in dif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources."--NHBS Environment Bookstore |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 598 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-583) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511690983 0511690983 9780511692109 0511692102 9780511812965 0511812965 1107209579 9781107209572 0511849680 9780511849688 1282653199 9781282653191 9786612653193 6612653191 0511689500 9780511689505 |