Overview
- Increasing meaning of vascular plant endemism
- How to measure and monitor endemism in space
- Case studies from all over the world
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Plant and Vegetation (PAVE, volume 9)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Meaning of Endemism
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Endemic Vascular Plants Over Time
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Endemic Vascular Plants in Space
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About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Researchers, students, land managers, and interested general readers will likely find this well-written book a valuable reference, particularly if they are interested in plant ecology, evolution, diversity, biogeography, or conservation. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; informed general audiences.” (A. L. Jacobsen, Choice, Vol. 51 (8), April, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Endemism in Vascular Plants
Editors: Carsten Hobohm
Series Title: Plant and Vegetation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6913-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6912-0Published: 03 September 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9367-5Published: 25 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6913-7Published: 23 August 2013
Series ISSN: 1875-1318
Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 348
Topics: Biodiversity, Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Nature Conservation, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis