Plant Conservation and Biodiversity (eBook)
VII, 421 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-6444-9 (ISBN)
Original studies address key aspects of the conservation and biodiversity of plants. Articles are all peer-reviewed primary research papers, contributed by leading biodiversity researchers from around the world. Collectively, these articles provide a snapshot of the major issues and activities in global plant conservation. Many of the articles can serve as excellent case studies for courses in ecology, restoration, biodiversity, and conservation.
Non-timber forest products (NTFP) hold economic and cultural signi?cance for millions of people across the globe. For instance, hundreds of millions of rural peoples currently derive a signi?cant portion of both their subsistence needs and cash income from gathered plant and animal products (Iqbal 1993; Vedeld et al. 2004). Thousands of wild NTFP are also harvested for local use in other cultural and religious activities, such as rituals, ceremonies and dances (e. g. FAO 1991). A growing body of literature has illustrated that NTFP harvest can have e- logical consequences at multiple ecological scales, and that demographic responses to harvest are heavily in?uenced by harvesting practices (see review by Ticktin 2004). However, although many NTFP are harvested from disturbed habitats and subject to multiple pressures (Cunningham 2001), few quantitative studies have addressed this issue. For example, a small number of studies have assessed the demographic effects of NTFP management practices in the context of browsing or grazing (Endress et al. 2004b; Ghimire et al. 2005), or human-induced ?re (Ticktin 2005). Nonetheless, the demographic consequences of NTFP harvest and mana- ment in the context of other disturbance factors, such as alien invasive species, have not been addressed to date.
Floristic and structural changes related to opportunistic soil tilling and pasture planting in grassland communities of the Flooding Pampa; C.M. Ghersa et al.- Decreased frugivory and seed germination rate do not reduce seedling recruitment rates of Aristotelia chilensis in a fragmented forest; C.E. Valdivia, J.A. Simonetti.- Vascular plant diversity and climate change in the alpine zone of the Lefka Ori, Crete; G. Kazakis et al.- RAPD variation among North Vietnamese Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr. accessions; B. Heider et al.- Non-timber forest product harvesting in alien-dominated forests: effects of frond-harvest and rainfall on the demography of two native Hawaiian ferns; T. Ticktin et al.- Tequila and other Agave spirits from west-central Mexico: current germplasm diversity, conservation and origin; P. Colugna-Garcíamarín, D. Zizumbo-Villarreal.- Spatial patterns of dicot diversity in Argentina; A. Juárez et al.- Unsustainable collection and unfair trade? Uncovering and assessing assumptions regarding Central Himalayan medicinal plant conservation; H. Overgaard Larsen, C. Smith Olsen.- Woody plant species richness in the Turvo State park, a large remnant of deciduous Atlantic forest, Brazil; A.R. Ruschel et al.- Genetic diversity ssessment in Somali sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) accessions using microsatellite markers; M. Manzelli et al.- Demand for rubber is causing the loss of high diversity rain forest in SW China; H. Li et al.- Comparing conservation priorities for useful plants among botanists and Tibetan doctors; W. Law, J. Salick.- Environmental heterogeneity and disturbance by humans control much of the tree species diversity of Atlantic montane forest fragments in SE Brazil; J.A.A. Pereira et al.-Correspondence between scientific and traditional ecologicalknowledge: rain forest classification by the non-indigenous ribereños in Peruvian Amazonia; K.J. Halme, R.E. Bodmer.- Species richness, endemism and conservation of Mexican gymnosperms; R. Contreras-Medina, I. Luna-Vega.- Impacts of El Niño related drought and forest fires on sun bear fruit resources in lowland dipterocarp forest of East Borneo; G.M. Fredriksson et al.- Pollinator shift and reproductive performance of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau endemic and endangered Swertia przewalskii (Gentianaceae); Y.-W. Duan, J.-Q. Liu.- An analysis of altitudinal behavior of tree species in Subansiri district, Eastern Himalaya; M. Dev Behera, S. Prakash Singh Kushwaha.- Distribution, diversity and environmental adaptation of highland papayas (Vasconcellea spp.) in tropical and subtropical America; X. Scheldeman et al.- Ecological niche modeling and geographic distribution of the genus Polianthes L. (Agavaceae) in Mexico: using niche modeling to improve assessments of risk status; E. Solano, T.P. Feria.- The uses, local perceptions and ecological status of 16 woody species of Gadumire Sub-county, Uganda; J.R.S. Tabuti.- Mapping the geographic distribution of Aglaia bourdillonii Gamble (Meliaceae), an endemic and threatened plant, using ecological niche modeling; M. Irfan-Ullah et al.- Optimizing conservation of forest diversity: a country-wide approach in Mexico; M. Ricker et al.- Seeing the wood for the trees: how conservation policies can place greater pressure on village forests in southwest China; D. Melick et al.- Medicinal plant conservation and management: distribution of wild and cultivated species in eight countries; M. Aguilar-Støen, S.R. Moe.- Biodiversity effects on biomass production and invasion resistance in annual versus perennial plant communities; X.L. Jiang et al.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.9.2007 |
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Reihe/Serie | Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation | Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation |
Zusatzinfo | VII, 421 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Technik | |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
Schlagworte | biodiversity • Biology • classification • conservation • Ecology • ecosystem • ecosystem processes • Environment • Forest • forestry management • Fruit • Gentianaceae • plants • species diversity • Woody plant • woody species |
ISBN-10 | 1-4020-6444-6 / 1402064446 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4020-6444-9 / 9781402064449 |
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