| Plant Conservation: A Natural History Approach Contributor(s): Krupnick, Gary A. (Editor), Kress, W. John (Editor), Janzen, Daniel H. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0226455130 ISBN-13: 9780226455136 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Natural history has always been the foundation of conservation biology. For centuries, botanists collected specimens in the field to understand plant diversity; now that many habitats are threatened, botanists have turned their focus to conservation, and, increasingly, they look to the collections of museums, herbaria, and botanical gardens for insight on developing informed management programs. "Plant Conservation" explores the value of these collections in light of contemporary biodiversity studies. "Plant Conservation" opens with a broad view of plant biodiversity and then considers evolutionary and taxonomic threats and consequences of habitat alteration; specific threats to plant diversity, such as invasive species and global climate change; consequences of plant population decline at the ecological, evolutionary, and taxonomic levels; and, finally, management strategies that protect plant biodiversity from further decline. With a unique perspective on biodiversity and scientific collections, "Plant Conservation" ultimately emphasizes the role museums and botanical gardens will play in future conservation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 639.99 |
| LCCN: 2005000678 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.1" W x 8.92" (1.16 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: Natural history has always been the foundation of conservation biology. For centuries, botanists collected specimens in the field to understand plant diversity; now that many habitats are threatened, botanists have turned their focus to conservation, and, increasingly, they look to the collections of museums, herbaria, and botanical gardens for insight on developing informed management programs. Plant Conservation explores the value of these collections in light of contemporary biodiversity studies. Plant Conservation opens with a broad view of plant biodiversity and then considers evolutionary and taxonomic threats and consequences of habitat alteration; specific threats to plant diversity, such as invasive species and global climate change; consequences of plant population decline at the ecological, evolutionary, and taxonomic levels; and, finally, management strategies that protect plant biodiversity from further decline. With a unique perspective on biodiversity and scientific collections, Plant Conservation ultimately emphasizes the role museums and botanical gardens will play in future conservation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kress, W. John: - W. John Kress is curator and research botanist as well as director of the Consortium for Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet at the Smithsonian Institution. |