Endemic Species
Endemic Species

Author: Eusebio Cano Carmona

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2019-12-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1839682523

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This book consists of several thematic groups, including botany, zoology and topics related to human health. In regards to botany, chapters discuss endemic plants of Bolivia, Mexico, Italy and the Caribbean. They show the diversity, distribution and conservation of many species. In regards to zoology, the book highlights endemic primates and reptiles. Additionally, the book presents other environmental issues relevant to conservation. This volume also presents topics related to health, some of which are relevant for their implications on health and the economy, is the case of the presence of toxins in the Pacific plankton.All chapters present relevant content for future research or because they are fundamental for territorial management.

The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants
The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants

Author: Bertrand de Montmollin

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9782831708324

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The flora of the Mediterranean islands includes many rare and localized species unique to the islands. Some of these are particularly threatened with extinction due to various pressures caused by people and their activities in Mediterranean ecosystems. It includes 50 descriptive sheets of species which are especially threatened, based on the IUCN Red List criteria. Each sheet gives a description of the species with illustrations and maps, emphasizing the threats to the species, existing conservation measures and additional measures needed for their conservation. Aimed at the layman, the text is easily accessible to the non-botanist.

Endemism in Vascular Plants
Endemism in Vascular Plants

Author: Carsten Hobohm

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-23

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 940076913X

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The book 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 international nature conservation policies and due to the perception of the public the concept’s importance is increasing. Endemism can result from different biological and environmental processes. Depending on the process conservation measures should be adapted. Endemic vascular plant taxa, in the setting of their species composition and vegetation types are important features of landscapes and indicators of the quality of relating habitats. The book is an important basis for biologists, ecologists, geographers, planners and managers of nature reserves and national parks, and people generally interested in nature conservation and biogeography of vascular plants.

Balkan Biodiversity
Balkan Biodiversity

Author: Huw I. Griffiths

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1402028547

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This is the first attempt to synthesize current understanding of biodiversity in the great European hot spot. A diverse group of international researchers offers perspective on biodiversity at the level of the gene, species and ecosystem, including contributions on temporal change. Biological groups include plants, mammals, spiders and humans, cave-dwelling organisms, fish, aquatic invertebrates and algae.