Plant conservation : a natural history approach /
Plant conservation : a natural history approach /
edited by Gary A. Krupnick and W. John Kress ; with a foreword by Daniel H. Janzen.
- xviii, 346 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Evolution of land plant diversity : major innovations and lineages through time / Diversity and distribution of plants -- Terrestrial plant diversity / Marine plant diversity / Plant extinctions -- A paleontological perspective on plant extinctions / Current plant extinctions : chiaroscuro in shades of green / Case studies in select tropical and subtropical habitats -- The Ecuadorian Andes / The Ramal de Guaramacal in the Venezuelan Andes / The Guiana shield / Pacific oceanic islands / The Gaoligong Mountains of Southwest China and Northeast Myanmar / Case studies among select taxonomic groups -- Dinoflagellates : phylum Dinoflagellata / Lichens : phylum Ascomycota / Mosses : phylum Bryophyta / Grasses : family Poaceae / Day flowers : family Commelinaceae / Acanthus : family Acanthaceae / Daisies and sunflowers : family Asteraceae / African violets : family Gesneriaceae / Litchis and rambutans : family Sapindaceae / Habitat fragmentation and degradation -- Forest fragments and tropical plant reproduction in Amazonian Brazil / Habitat alteration in the Caribbean : natural and human-induced / Habitat loss : the extreme case of Madagascar / Degradation of algae in coral reefs / Alteration of kelp communities in the northwestern North Atlantic / Invasive species / Global climate change : the spring temperate flora / Genetic consequences of reduced diversity : heterozygosity loss, inbreeding depression, and effective population size / Mapping biological diversity -- Herbarium collections, floras, and checklists / Hot spots and ecoregions / Phylogenetic considerations / Assessing conservation status -- Genetic assessment methods for plant conservation biology / Species assessment : the IUCN red list / Community assessment : rapid assessment teams / Management strategies -- Ex situ conservation of plants / A proposed sustainable coral-reef management model / Application of a seagrass management model / Laws and treaties : is the Convention on Biological Diversity protecting plant diversity? / Grassroots conservation / Conclusion : documenting and conserving plant diversity in the future / Daniel H. Janzen -- William A. DiMichele and Richard M. Bateman -- Jens Mutke, Gerold Kier, Gary A. Krupnick and Wilhelm Barthlott -- Walter H. Adey -- Scott Wing -- Bruce A. Stein and Warren L. Wagner -- John L. Clark -- Laurence J. Dorr, Basil Stergios and S. Miguel Nino -- Vicki A. Funk and Paul E. Berry -- Warren L. Wagner, Denise Mix and Jonathan Price -- Ai-Zhong Liu and W. John Kress -- Maria A. Faust -- Rebecca Yahr and Paula T. DePriest -- Harold E. Robinson -- Paul M. Peterson -- Robert B. Faden -- Dieter C. Wasshausen -- Vicki A. Funk and Harold E. Robinson -- Laurence E. Skog -- Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez -- Emilio M. Bruna and W. John Kress -- W. John Kress and Carol Horvitz -- Dieter C. Wasshausen and Werner Rauh -- Walter H. Adey -- Walter H. Adey and James N. Norris -- Jessica Poulin, Ann Sakai, Stephen Weller and Warren L. Wagner -- Paul M. Peterson, Stanwyn G. Shetler, Mones S. Abu-Asab and Sylvia S. Orli -- Paul M. Peterson and Carrie L. McCracken -- W. John Kress and Vicki A. Funk -- Gary A. Krupnick -- M. Alejandra Jaramillo and Vicki A. Funk -- Elizabeth A. Zimmer -- Gary A. Krupnick -- William S. Alverson -- Stephen Blackmore -- Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler -- Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler -- Kerry ten Kate and W. John Kress -- Stanwyn G. Shetler -- W. John Kress and Gary A. Krupnick. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14.
0226455122 9780226455129 0226455130 9780226455136
2005000678
Plant conservation
Plant diversity
QK86 / .P58 2005
639.99
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Evolution of land plant diversity : major innovations and lineages through time / Diversity and distribution of plants -- Terrestrial plant diversity / Marine plant diversity / Plant extinctions -- A paleontological perspective on plant extinctions / Current plant extinctions : chiaroscuro in shades of green / Case studies in select tropical and subtropical habitats -- The Ecuadorian Andes / The Ramal de Guaramacal in the Venezuelan Andes / The Guiana shield / Pacific oceanic islands / The Gaoligong Mountains of Southwest China and Northeast Myanmar / Case studies among select taxonomic groups -- Dinoflagellates : phylum Dinoflagellata / Lichens : phylum Ascomycota / Mosses : phylum Bryophyta / Grasses : family Poaceae / Day flowers : family Commelinaceae / Acanthus : family Acanthaceae / Daisies and sunflowers : family Asteraceae / African violets : family Gesneriaceae / Litchis and rambutans : family Sapindaceae / Habitat fragmentation and degradation -- Forest fragments and tropical plant reproduction in Amazonian Brazil / Habitat alteration in the Caribbean : natural and human-induced / Habitat loss : the extreme case of Madagascar / Degradation of algae in coral reefs / Alteration of kelp communities in the northwestern North Atlantic / Invasive species / Global climate change : the spring temperate flora / Genetic consequences of reduced diversity : heterozygosity loss, inbreeding depression, and effective population size / Mapping biological diversity -- Herbarium collections, floras, and checklists / Hot spots and ecoregions / Phylogenetic considerations / Assessing conservation status -- Genetic assessment methods for plant conservation biology / Species assessment : the IUCN red list / Community assessment : rapid assessment teams / Management strategies -- Ex situ conservation of plants / A proposed sustainable coral-reef management model / Application of a seagrass management model / Laws and treaties : is the Convention on Biological Diversity protecting plant diversity? / Grassroots conservation / Conclusion : documenting and conserving plant diversity in the future / Daniel H. Janzen -- William A. DiMichele and Richard M. Bateman -- Jens Mutke, Gerold Kier, Gary A. Krupnick and Wilhelm Barthlott -- Walter H. Adey -- Scott Wing -- Bruce A. Stein and Warren L. Wagner -- John L. Clark -- Laurence J. Dorr, Basil Stergios and S. Miguel Nino -- Vicki A. Funk and Paul E. Berry -- Warren L. Wagner, Denise Mix and Jonathan Price -- Ai-Zhong Liu and W. John Kress -- Maria A. Faust -- Rebecca Yahr and Paula T. DePriest -- Harold E. Robinson -- Paul M. Peterson -- Robert B. Faden -- Dieter C. Wasshausen -- Vicki A. Funk and Harold E. Robinson -- Laurence E. Skog -- Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez -- Emilio M. Bruna and W. John Kress -- W. John Kress and Carol Horvitz -- Dieter C. Wasshausen and Werner Rauh -- Walter H. Adey -- Walter H. Adey and James N. Norris -- Jessica Poulin, Ann Sakai, Stephen Weller and Warren L. Wagner -- Paul M. Peterson, Stanwyn G. Shetler, Mones S. Abu-Asab and Sylvia S. Orli -- Paul M. Peterson and Carrie L. McCracken -- W. John Kress and Vicki A. Funk -- Gary A. Krupnick -- M. Alejandra Jaramillo and Vicki A. Funk -- Elizabeth A. Zimmer -- Gary A. Krupnick -- William S. Alverson -- Stephen Blackmore -- Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler -- Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler -- Kerry ten Kate and W. John Kress -- Stanwyn G. Shetler -- W. John Kress and Gary A. Krupnick. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14.
0226455122 9780226455129 0226455130 9780226455136
2005000678
Plant conservation
Plant diversity
QK86 / .P58 2005
639.99