Biodiversity Hotspots (eBook)

Part I  Introductory AND GLOBAL Aspects Chapter 1Russell A. Mittermeier, Will R. Turner, Frank W. Larsen, Thomas M. Brooks, Claude Gascon:Global Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Hotspots Chapter 2Christine B. Schmitt:Tough Choices – Approaches towards the Setting of Global Conservation Priorities Chapter 3T. Jonathan Davies, Mark W. Cadotte:Quantifying Biodiversity – Does It Matter What We Measure?  Chapter 4John N. Williams:Human Population and the Hotspots Revisited: a 2010 assessment  Chapter 5Jens Mutke, Jan H. Sommer, Holger Kreft, Gerold Kier, Wilhelm Barthlott:Plant Diversity in a Changing World: Global Centres and Biome-Specific Trends Chapter 6Guido Barbujani, Vincenza Colonna:Genetic Basis of Human Biodiversity: an Update Part II  biodiversity in the Palaearctic Chapter 7Godfrey M. Hewitt:Mediterranean Peninsulas – The Evolution of Hotspots Chapter 8Georg Grabherr, Michael Gottfried, Harald Pauli:Global Change Effects on Alpine Plant Diversity Chapter 9Ronald Sluys, Mansour Aliabadian, Cees S. Roselaar:European Hotspots as Evidenced by the Palaearctic Distribution of Songbirds  Chapter 10Andreas Schuldt, Thorsten Assmann:Patterns and Hotspots of Carabid Beetle Diversity in the Palaearctic – Insights from a Hyperdiverse Invertebrate Taxon Chapter 11Miklós Bálint, Lujza Ujvárosi, Kathrin Theissinger, Stephanie Lehrian, Noémi Mészáros, Steffen U. Pauls:A Neglected Diversity Hotspot: Genetic Variation in the Carpathians Part III  Biodiversity in madagascar Chapter 12Nadine V. M. Fritz-Vietta, H. Barry Ferguson, S. Stoll-Kleemann, Jörg U. Ganzhorn:Conservation in a Biodiversity Hotspot: Insights from Cultural and Community Perspectives in Madagascar Chapter 13Philip-Sebastian Gehring, Jörn Köhler, Axel Strauß, Roger D. Randrianiaina, Julian Glos, Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences:The Kingdom of the Frogs – Anuran Radiations in Madagascar Chapter 14Stefan Lötters, Dennis Rödder, Jos Kielgast, Frank Glaw:Hotspots, Conservation and Diseases: Madagascar’s megadiverse amphibians and the potential impact of chytridiomycosis Part IV  biodiversity in the tropics Chapter 15Janice S. H. Lee, John Garcia-Ulloa, Lian P. Koh:Impacts of Biofuel Expansion in Biodiversity Hotspots Chapter 16Kristen J. Williams, Andrew Ford, Daniel Rosauer, Naamal De Silva, Russell Mittermeier, Caroline Bruce, Frank W. Larsen, Chris Margules:Forests of East Australia: The 35th Biodiversity Hotspot Chapter 17Nigel E. Stork, Steve Goosem, Stephen M. Turton:Status and Threats in the Dynamic Landscapes of Northern Australia’s Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity Hotspot: the Wet Tropics Chapter 18Christian Sturmbauer, Martin Husemann, Patrick Danley:Explosive Speciation and Adaptive Radiation of East African Cichlid Fishes Chapter 19Marie Pagès, Alice Latinne, Johan Michaux:Inter- and Intraspecific Biodiversity in Southeast Asian Rodents: New Insights for their Conservation Chapter 20André Koch:The Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi: Underestimated Diversity in a Dynamic Environment Chapter 21M. C. Ribeiro, A. C. Martensen, J. P. Metzger, M. Tabarelli, F. Scarano, M. J. Fortin:The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: A Shrinking Biodiversity Hotspot Chapter 22Marco Rieckmann, Maik Adomßent, Werner Härdtle, Patricia Aguirre:Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador Chapter 23Sebastian Steinfartz:When Hotspots Meet: The Galápagos Islands – A Hotspot of Species Endemism Based on a Volcanic Hotspot Centre Part V  marine biodiversity Chapter 24Marjorie L. Reaka, Sara A. Lombardi:Hotspots on Global Coral Reefs Chapter 25Angelika Brandt, Julian Gutt:Biodiversity of a Unique Environment: the Southern Ocean Benthos Shaped and Threatened by Climate Change Part VI  Conclusions Chapter 26 Frank E. Zachos, Russell A. Mittermeier, Jan C. HabelBiodiversity Hotspots – Concluding Remarks and Perspectives