Editors:
- 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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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical and Biogeographical Aspects
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Biodiversity
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Threats
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Opportunities
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Botany, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Marcia C. M. Marques
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Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos E. V. Grelle
About the editors
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)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Atlantic Forest
Book Subtitle: History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest
Editors: Marcia C. M. Marques, Carlos E. V. Grelle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55322-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55321-0Published: 14 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55324-1Published: 14 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55322-7Published: 13 January 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 517
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Nature Conservation