Habitat Loss: Causes, Impacts on Biodiversity and Reduction Strategies

$110.00

Bronson Devore (Editor)

Series: Environmental Health – Physical, Chemical and Biological Factors
BISAC: NAT011000

Habitat loss and degradation are perceived to be one of the main factors threatening biodiversity through detrimental effects on species and populations. These processes reduce habitat availability, increase isolation and generate patchy environments, which reduces species richness, population genetic diversity, and modifies community structure.

The loss of biodiversity associated with habitat alteration is particularly problematic in forest habitats, because forests are one of the most species-rich habitat types. The conservation implications have become greater with evidence that climate change may exacerbate and speed up ongoing processes. This book focuses on topics that include niche restriction and conservatism in a neotropical psittacine; consequences for distribution patterns of specialist fauna; and paths to habitat loss in European Atlantic heathlands. (Imprint: Nova)

 

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Niche Restriction and Conservatism in a Neotropical Psittacine: The Case of the Puerto Rican Parrot
(Thomas H. White, Jr., Jaime A. Collazo, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Ivan Llerandi-Román, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, Rio Grande, PR, USA, and others)
Free Download Available

Habitat Loss: Consequences for Distribution Patterns of Specialist Fauna
(María Napal Fraile, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain)

Paths to Habitat Loss in European Atlantic Heathlands
(Jaime Fagúndez, Department of Plant and Animal Biology and Ecology,
University of A Coruña, Faculty of Science, A Coruña, Spain)

Index

Publish with Nova Science Publishers

We publish over 800 titles annually by leading researchers from around the world. Submit a Book Proposal Now!