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Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World: A Biogeographic Approach

Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World: A Biogeographic Approach


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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.

Table of Contents:
1. The Arctic realm; 2. The Palearctic realm; 3. The Afrotropical realm; 4. The Madagascan realm; 5. The Indo-Malaysian realm; 6. The Papua-Melanesian realm; 7. The Australian realm; 8. The Polynesian realm; 9. The Nearctic realm; 10. The Caribbean realm; 11. The Neotropical realm; 12. The Patagonian realm; 13. The Antarctic realm; 14. The Oceanic realm; 15. Global balance.

About the Author :
Matthew Richardson is a Canadian author known for such award-winning books as Lemurs of Madagascar (3rd edition, Conservation International, 2010). He has worked alongside some of the most high-profile conservationists in the world, and served as an active member of both the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation Planning Specialist Group. Passionate about both human and natural history, he has drawn extensively from these experiences to create what will surely become the foundational text on endangered and extinct species for decades to come.

Review :
'This colossal synthesis fills a void. It will find its place in many libraries, I'm sure.' Ivan Ineich, Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 'It seems inconceivable that the publisher could have produced a comprehensive volume of the global biogeographic distribution of threatened and recently extinct vertebrates, comprising an estimated 650,000 words (the main text alone) and including 24 pages of well-produced color plates at its listed price. But here it is, and we have Matthew Richardson to thank for it … the effort and achievement of this volume is enormous, and we can hope that it remains useful for decades to come.' Kevin Padian, The Quarterly Review of Biology


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781108495868
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 287 mm
  • No of Pages: 750
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 40 mm
  • Weight: 2410 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1108495869
  • Publisher Date: 09 Mar 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Biogeographic Approach
  • Width: 220 mm


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