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Main Authors:	Ganderton, Paul (Author), Coker, Paddy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Harlow ; Munich [u.a.] Prentice Hall 2005
Subjects:	Biogéographie - Manuels d'enseignement supérieur Environnement - Manuels d'enseignement supérieur Ökologie Biogeography Ecology Umwelt Biogeografie Verbreitungsökologie
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (p. )
Physical Description:	X, 283 S. Ill.
ISBN:	0582318297

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adam_text	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOGRAPHY ; PAUL GANDERTON AND PADDY COFCER .;-,-; ..^ ** * * L X PEARSON PRENTICE HALL CONTENTS PREFACE SUPPORTING RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART ONE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY 1 WHAT IS BIOGEOGRAPHY? IX X X 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 INTRODUCTION BIOGEOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT BIOGEOGRAPHY - AN INQUIRING DISCIPLINE BIOGEOGRAPHY IN REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE IGNORE BIOGEOGRAPHY? HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANISED WEB RESOURCES REFERENCES 3 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 2 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 13 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 2.2.1 GENETIC MODIFICATION 2.2.2 REDUCTION IN GENETIC VARIATION 2.2.3 PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT 2.3 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE SPECIES LEVEL 2.3.1 SPECIES ADDITION 2.3.2 SPECIES REDUCTION 2.3.3 REMEDIATION 2.3.4 SPECIES ALTERATION 2.4 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL 2.4.1 CONSERVATION 2.4.2 HABITAT LOSS 2.4.3 BIOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS 2.4.4 PHYSICAL ALTERATIONS 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 2.5 HUMAN RESPONSE TO ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 18 2.6 SUMMARY 19 REVIEW QUESTIONS 20 SELECTED READINGS 20 REFERENCES 20 WEBSITES 21 3 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 23 3.1 INTRODUCTION 23 3.2 WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT? 25 3.3 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 27 3.4 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE SPECIES LEVEL 29 3.5 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL 36 3.6 SUMMARY 41 REVIEW QUESTIONS 42 SELECTED READINGS 42 REFERENCES 43 WEBSITES 43 4 THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 45 4.1 INTRODUCTION 45 4.2 BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON ORGANISM DISTRIBUTION 46 4.2.1 INDIVIDUALS 46 4.2.2 POPULATIONS 49 4.2.3 COMMUNITIES 50 4.3 CHANGE DUE TO BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS 51 4.3.1 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 1: ALTERING SPECIES COMPOSITION 51 4.3.2 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 2: RESPONDING TO SPECIES DEVELOPMENT 53 4.3.3 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 3: SUCCESSION 54 CONTENTS 4.4 IMPLICATIONS 4.5 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 5 PUTTING IT TOGETHER - CLASSIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 THE BASIS FOR CLASSIFICATION - WHY BOTHER? 5.3 WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY AND HOW CAN IT HELP OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BIOGEOGRAPHY? 5.4 THE USE OF ECOSYSTEMS IN CLASSIFICATION 5.5 CLASSIFICATION IN PRACTICE 5.5.1 SPECIES CLASSIFICATION 5.5.2 GROUP CLASSIFICATION 5.6 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 6 GLOBAL PATTERNS IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 81 6.1 INTRODUCTION 81 6.2 DESCRIBING PATTERNS: DIVISIONS IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 82 6.3 ANALYSING PATTERNS: ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES 86 6.3.1 SPECIES DEVELOPMENT 86 6.3.2 SPECIES MOVEMENT 86 6.3.3 INERTIAL FACTORS 87 6.3.4 ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION 88 6.4 ANALYSING PATTERNS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES 89 6.5 INVESTIGATING PATTERNS: METHODOLOGIES 93 6.6 SUMMARY 95 REVIEW QUESTIONS 96 SELECTED READINGS 96 REFERENCES 96 WEBSITES 98 59 60 61 61 62 63 65 65 66 69 72 74 74 75 77 78 78 78 80 PART 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 TWO BIOGEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE STUDYING AND DESCRIBING VEGETATION INTRODUCTION THE VALUE OF HISTORY THE PRACTICE OF VEGETATION DESCRIPTION VEGETATION DESCRIPTION BASED ON STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGNOMY THE VALUE OF TAXONOMY AND IDENTIFICATION STRATEGIES PATTERNS IN VEGETATION DETERMINATION OF QUADRAT SIZE SITE SELECTION RECORDING OF VEGETATION OBJECTIVE MEASURES 7.10.1 FREQUENCY 7.10.2 DENSITY 7.10.3 COVER ESTIMATION BY POINT QUADRAT (PIN FRAME) SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND DESIGN SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS REFERENCES WEBSITES 99 101 101 102 105 109 111 112 114 114 115 116 116 117 117 118 119 120 120 122 8 8.1 8.2 STUDYING ANIMALS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTIONS 8.3 8.4 123 INTRODUCTION WHAT.CAUSES VARIATION IN ANIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS? 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 SHORT RANGE MEDIUM RANGE LONG RANGE HOW CAN WE MAP THESE DISTRIBUTIONS? 8.3.1 8.3.2 WHAT ABOUT 8.4.1 8.4.2 8.4.3 TRACK METHODOLOGIES PRESENCE METHODOLOGIES CAN CASE STUDIES SHOW US DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS? THE ASIAN ELEPHANT BIRDS WHALES 1^.0 124 124 125 126 128 129 130 132 132 133 135 CONTENTS 8.5 SUMMARY 136 REVIEW QUESTIONS 137 SELECTED READINGS 137 REFERENCES 137 WEBSITES 139 9 RESPONDING TO CONDITIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND GRADIENTS 141 9.1 INTRODUCTION 141 9.2 THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY 142 9.3 GRADIENT FACTORS 143 9.3.1 LITHOSPHERE 144 9.3.2 ATMOSPHERE 145 9.3.3 HYDROSPHERE 146 9.3.4 SCALE 146 9.4 GRADIENTS - CASE STUDIES 147 9.4.1 NORTH SEA 148 9.4.2 DIATOMS IN THE USA 148 9.4.3 LARGE-SCALE PATTERNS IN RELATION TO LATITUDE AND CLIMATE 148 9.4.4 LEAF AREA INDEX AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU 149 9.4.5 ARCTIC SALT MARSH, ALASKA 149 9.4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH MAY BE IMPLICATED IN LANDSCAPE AND VEGETATION STRESS 149 9.4.7 HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE IN PLANTS AND ITS USE IN REVEGETATING METAL-RICH MINE WASTES 150 9.5 GRADIENT ANALYSIS 151 9.6 HUMAN IMPACT ON GRADIENTS 153 9.7 SUMMARY 153 REVIEW QUESTIONS 154 SELECTED READINGS 154 REFERENCES 154 WEBSITES 10 QUANTITATIVE AND STATISTICAL METHODS - AN INTRODUCTION 10.1 INTRODUCTION 10.2 PLANNING 10.3 WHICH TEST TO USE? 10.4 DATA TYPES AND INFORMATION CONTENT 159 10.5 TYPES OF STATISTICAL TESTS 159 10.5.1 PARAMETRIC TESTS 159 10.5.2 NON-PARAMETRIC TESTS 161 10.6 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS 162 10.7 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE 162 10.8 WHICH PROGRAM? 164 10.9 SUMMARY 165 REVIEW QUESTIONS 166 REFERENCES 166 WEBSITES 167 11 MODELLING 169 11.1 WHAT IS A MODEL? 169 11.2 TYPES OF MODELS AND THEIR LIMITATIONS 169 11.3 ISSUES IN MODELLING 173 11.3.1 SCALES OF MODELLING AND VEGETATION DESCRIPTION 174 11.4 CURRENT MODELLING METHODS AND CONCERNS 174 11.5 CURRENT GLOBAL-SCALE CLIMATE- VEGETATION RELATIONSHIP ANALYSES 176 11.6 HOW ARE MODELS LIKELY TO AFFECT OUR PERCEPTIONS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY? 176 11.7 SUMMARY 178 REVIEW QUESTIONS 178 REFERENCES 178 WEBSITES 179 PART THREE THE HUMAN DIMENSION IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 181 12 ENVIRONMENTS UNDER THREAT: THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF CHANGE 183 155 LO / 157 157 158 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 INTRODUCTION CAUSES OF THREAT 12.2.1 NATURAL THREATS 12.2.2 HUMAN THREATS ASSESSMENT OF THREAT SOLUTIONS TO THREAT 12.4.1 CONSERVATION 12.4.2 LAW 183 184 184 190 192 194 194 195 VIII CONTENTS 12.4.3 EDUCATION 12.4.4 ORGANISATIONS 12.4.5 POLITICS 12.5 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 195 196 196 197 198 198 198 199 14.5 14.6 14.7 CASE STUDIES IN HUMAN IMPACT A CRITIQUE OF HUMAN IMPACT SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 230 236 236 237 237 237 239 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 14 FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS: THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF EXISTENCE 201 INTRODUCTION THINKING ABOUT FRAGILITY: CONCEPT AND CRITIQUE TOWARDS A BIOGEOGRAPHY OF EXISTENCE 13.3.1 THE EVIDENCE FOR EXTINCTION AND ORIGINATION 13.3.2 ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR EXTINCTION AND ORIGINATION 13.3.3 THE NATURE OF THE RATE OF CHANGE 13.3.4 PUTTING THE EVIDENCE TOGETHER 210 CASE STUDIES IN FRAGILITY 212 13.4.1 CORAL REEFS 213 13.4.2 AUSTRALIAN ALPS 215 13.4.3 THE TIGER 216 13.4.4 THE DUGONG 218 SUMMARY 219 REVIEW QUESTIONS 220 SELECTED READINGS 220 REFERENCES 220 WEBSITES 222 LOOKING AT THE PAST - HUMAN IMPACT ON BIOGEOGRAPHY 223 14.1 INTRODUCTION 223 14.2 THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 224 14.3 THE ECOLOGICAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 227 14.4 THE TEMPORAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 229 15 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CONSERVATION 241 201 203 204 204 205 210 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 INTRODUCTION CONSERVATION AS AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC DYNAMIC ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE CONSERVATION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY THE IMPACT OF RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - CAN CONSERVATION RESPOND? SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES 241 242 245 247 254 257 258 258 258 16 LOOKING FORWARD - PROSPECTS FOR BIOGEOGRAPHY 261 261 16.1 INTRODUCTION 16.2 THE ROLE OF BIOGEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 262 16.3 THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE OF BIOGEOGRAPHY 264 16.4 BIOGEOGRAPHY IN COMMERCE AND BUSINESS 264 16.5 BIOGEOGRAPHY AND POLITICS 265 16.6 THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE FUTURE 266 16.7 SUMMARY 267 REVIEW QUESTIONS 267 SELECTED READINGS 267 REFERENCES 268 INDEX 269
adam_txt	ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOGRAPHY ; PAUL GANDERTON AND PADDY COFCER .;-,-; .^' ** ' ' " * * L X \' PEARSON PRENTICE HALL CONTENTS PREFACE SUPPORTING RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART ONE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY 1 WHAT IS BIOGEOGRAPHY? IX X X 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 INTRODUCTION BIOGEOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT BIOGEOGRAPHY - AN INQUIRING DISCIPLINE BIOGEOGRAPHY IN REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE IGNORE BIOGEOGRAPHY? HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANISED WEB RESOURCES REFERENCES 3 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 2 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 13 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 2.2.1 GENETIC MODIFICATION 2.2.2 REDUCTION IN GENETIC VARIATION 2.2.3 PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT 2.3 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE SPECIES LEVEL 2.3.1 SPECIES ADDITION 2.3.2 SPECIES REDUCTION 2.3.3 REMEDIATION 2.3.4 SPECIES ALTERATION 2.4 ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL 2.4.1 CONSERVATION 2.4.2 HABITAT LOSS 2.4.3 BIOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS 2.4.4 PHYSICAL ALTERATIONS 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 2.5 HUMAN RESPONSE TO ISSUES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 18 2.6 SUMMARY 19 REVIEW QUESTIONS 20 SELECTED READINGS 20 REFERENCES 20 WEBSITES 21 3 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 23 3.1 INTRODUCTION 23 3.2 WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT? 25 3.3 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 27 3.4 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE SPECIES LEVEL 29 3.5 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL 36 3.6 SUMMARY 41 REVIEW QUESTIONS 42 SELECTED READINGS 42 REFERENCES 43 WEBSITES 43 4 THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 45 4.1 INTRODUCTION 45 4.2 BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON ORGANISM DISTRIBUTION 46 4.2.1 INDIVIDUALS 46 4.2.2 POPULATIONS 49 4.2.3 COMMUNITIES 50 4.3 CHANGE DUE TO BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS 51 4.3.1 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 1: ALTERING SPECIES COMPOSITION 51 4.3.2 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 2: RESPONDING TO SPECIES DEVELOPMENT 53 4.3.3 CHANGING COMMUNITIES 3: SUCCESSION 54 CONTENTS 4.4 IMPLICATIONS 4.5 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 5 PUTTING IT TOGETHER - CLASSIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 THE BASIS FOR CLASSIFICATION - WHY BOTHER? 5.3 WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY AND HOW CAN IT HELP OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BIOGEOGRAPHY? 5.4 THE USE OF ECOSYSTEMS IN CLASSIFICATION 5.5 CLASSIFICATION IN PRACTICE 5.5.1 SPECIES CLASSIFICATION 5.5.2 GROUP CLASSIFICATION 5.6 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 6 GLOBAL PATTERNS IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 81 6.1 INTRODUCTION 81 6.2 DESCRIBING PATTERNS: DIVISIONS IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 82 6.3 ANALYSING PATTERNS: ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES 86 6.3.1 SPECIES DEVELOPMENT 86 6.3.2 SPECIES MOVEMENT 86 6.3.3 INERTIAL FACTORS 87 6.3.4 ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION 88 6.4 ANALYSING PATTERNS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES 89 6.5 INVESTIGATING PATTERNS: METHODOLOGIES 93 6.6 SUMMARY 95 REVIEW QUESTIONS 96 SELECTED READINGS 96 REFERENCES 96 WEBSITES 98 59 60 61 61 62 63 65 65 66 69 72 74 74 75 77 78 78 78 80 PART 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 TWO BIOGEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE STUDYING AND DESCRIBING VEGETATION INTRODUCTION THE VALUE OF HISTORY THE PRACTICE OF VEGETATION DESCRIPTION VEGETATION DESCRIPTION BASED ON STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGNOMY THE VALUE OF TAXONOMY AND IDENTIFICATION STRATEGIES PATTERNS IN VEGETATION DETERMINATION OF QUADRAT SIZE SITE SELECTION RECORDING OF VEGETATION OBJECTIVE MEASURES 7.10.1 FREQUENCY 7.10.2 DENSITY 7.10.3 COVER ESTIMATION BY POINT QUADRAT (PIN FRAME) SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND DESIGN SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS REFERENCES WEBSITES 99 101 101 102 105 109 111 112 114 114 115 116 116 117 117 118 119 120 120 122 8 8.1 8.2 STUDYING ANIMALS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTIONS 8.3 8.4 123 INTRODUCTION WHAT.CAUSES VARIATION IN ANIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS? 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 SHORT RANGE MEDIUM RANGE LONG RANGE HOW CAN WE MAP THESE DISTRIBUTIONS? 8.3.1 8.3.2 WHAT ABOUT 8.4.1 8.4.2 8.4.3 TRACK METHODOLOGIES PRESENCE METHODOLOGIES CAN CASE STUDIES SHOW US DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS? THE ASIAN ELEPHANT BIRDS WHALES 1^.0 124 124 125 126 128 129 130 132 132 133 135 CONTENTS 8.5 SUMMARY 136 REVIEW QUESTIONS 137 SELECTED READINGS 137 REFERENCES 137 WEBSITES 139 9 RESPONDING TO CONDITIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND GRADIENTS 141 9.1 INTRODUCTION 141 9.2 THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY 142 9.3 GRADIENT FACTORS 143 9.3.1 LITHOSPHERE 144 9.3.2 ATMOSPHERE 145 9.3.3 HYDROSPHERE 146 9.3.4 SCALE 146 9.4 GRADIENTS - CASE STUDIES 147 9.4.1 NORTH SEA 148 9.4.2 DIATOMS IN THE USA 148 9.4.3 LARGE-SCALE PATTERNS IN RELATION TO LATITUDE AND CLIMATE 148 9.4.4 LEAF AREA INDEX AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU 149 9.4.5 ARCTIC SALT MARSH, ALASKA 149 9.4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH MAY BE IMPLICATED IN LANDSCAPE AND VEGETATION STRESS 149 9.4.7 HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE IN PLANTS AND ITS USE IN REVEGETATING METAL-RICH MINE WASTES 150 9.5 GRADIENT ANALYSIS 151 9.6 HUMAN IMPACT ON GRADIENTS 153 9.7 SUMMARY 153 REVIEW QUESTIONS 154 SELECTED READINGS 154 REFERENCES 154 WEBSITES 10 QUANTITATIVE AND STATISTICAL METHODS - AN INTRODUCTION 10.1 INTRODUCTION 10.2 PLANNING 10.3 WHICH TEST TO USE? 10.4 DATA TYPES AND INFORMATION CONTENT 159 10.5 TYPES OF STATISTICAL TESTS 159 10.5.1 PARAMETRIC TESTS 159 10.5.2 NON-PARAMETRIC TESTS 161 10.6 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS 162 10.7 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE 162 10.8 WHICH PROGRAM? 164 10.9 SUMMARY 165 REVIEW QUESTIONS 166 REFERENCES 166 WEBSITES 167 11 MODELLING 169 11.1 WHAT IS A MODEL? 169 11.2 TYPES OF MODELS AND THEIR LIMITATIONS 169 11.3 ISSUES IN MODELLING 173 11.3.1 SCALES OF MODELLING AND VEGETATION DESCRIPTION 174 11.4 CURRENT MODELLING METHODS AND CONCERNS 174 11.5 CURRENT GLOBAL-SCALE CLIMATE- VEGETATION RELATIONSHIP ANALYSES 176 11.6 HOW ARE MODELS LIKELY TO AFFECT OUR PERCEPTIONS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY? 176 11.7 SUMMARY 178 REVIEW QUESTIONS 178 REFERENCES 178 WEBSITES 179 PART THREE THE HUMAN DIMENSION IN BIOGEOGRAPHY 181 12 ENVIRONMENTS UNDER THREAT: THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF CHANGE 183 155 LO / 157 157 158 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 INTRODUCTION CAUSES OF THREAT 12.2.1 NATURAL THREATS 12.2.2 HUMAN THREATS ASSESSMENT OF THREAT SOLUTIONS TO THREAT 12.4.1 CONSERVATION 12.4.2 LAW 183 184 184 190 192 194 194 195 VIII CONTENTS 12.4.3 EDUCATION 12.4.4 ORGANISATIONS 12.4.5 POLITICS 12.5 SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 195 196 196 197 198 198 198 199 14.5 14.6 14.7 CASE STUDIES IN HUMAN IMPACT A CRITIQUE OF HUMAN IMPACT SUMMARY REVIEW QUESTIONS SELECTED READINGS REFERENCES WEBSITES 230 236 236 237 237 237 239 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 14 FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS: THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF EXISTENCE 201 INTRODUCTION THINKING ABOUT FRAGILITY: CONCEPT AND CRITIQUE TOWARDS A BIOGEOGRAPHY OF EXISTENCE 13.3.1 THE EVIDENCE FOR EXTINCTION AND ORIGINATION 13.3.2 ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR EXTINCTION AND ORIGINATION 13.3.3 THE NATURE OF THE RATE OF CHANGE 13.3.4 PUTTING THE EVIDENCE TOGETHER 210 CASE STUDIES IN FRAGILITY 212 13.4.1 CORAL REEFS 213 13.4.2 AUSTRALIAN ALPS 215 13.4.3 THE TIGER 216 13.4.4 THE DUGONG 218 SUMMARY 219 REVIEW QUESTIONS 220 SELECTED READINGS 220 REFERENCES 220 WEBSITES 222 LOOKING AT THE PAST - HUMAN IMPACT ON BIOGEOGRAPHY 223 14.1 INTRODUCTION 223 14.2 THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 224 14.3 THE ECOLOGICAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 227 14.4 THE TEMPORAL EXTENT OF HUMAN IMPACT 229 15 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CONSERVATION 241 201 203 204 204 205 210 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 INTRODUCTION CONSERVATION AS AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC DYNAMIC ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE CONSERVATION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY THE IMPACT OF RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - CAN CONSERVATION RESPOND? 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