The Atlantic Forest
History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest
Editors: C M Marques, Marcia, Grelle, Carlos Eduardo (Eds.)
Free Preview- Provides in-depth information on one of the world's largest biodiversity hotspots
- Describes the historical context of studies and degradation in this biome, as well as the diversity distribution of relevant taxa
- Discusses the main threats to its biodiversity and opportunities of ensure conservation, and socio-economic sustainability
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- About this book
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The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.
- About the authors
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Marcia C M Marques is Full Professor of Ecology at Federal University of Parana and formerly vice president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO).
Carlos E V Grelle is Associate professor of Ecology at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO)
- Table of contents (23 chapters)
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The Atlantic Forest: An Introduction to the Megadiverse Forest of South America
Pages 3-23
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The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: From Pre-colonial Times to the Anthropocene
Pages 25-44
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The North-Eastern Atlantic Forest: Biogeographical, Historical, and Current Aspects in the Sugarcane Zone
Pages 45-61
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The Hileia Baiana: An Assessment of Natural and Historical Aspects of the Land Use and Degradation of the Central Corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Pages 63-90
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The Southern Atlantic Forest: Use, Degradation, and Perspectives for Conservation
Pages 91-111
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Atlantic Forest
- Book Subtitle
- History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest
- Editors
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- Marcia C M Marques
- Carlos Eduardo Grelle
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-55322-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-55322-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-55321-0
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXX, 517
- Number of Illustrations
- 22 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
- Topics
