Biodiversity Under Threat

There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. Industrial pollution, changes in agricultural practices and climate change, are all having a direct impact on biodiversity. In this book the Editors provide a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them. This excellent text includes the work of some 44 authors and offers a solid description of the current understanding of threats to biodiversity with a range of illustrative examples - a valuable point of reference for ecologists, environmental scientists, and students as well as, policymakers and all other environmental professionals.

From the book series:
Issues in Environmental Science and Technology

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Ronald E Hester is at the University of York, UK Roy M Harrison OBE is at the University of Birmingham, UK

Biodiversity Under Threat Editors: R E Hester, R M Harrison

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Editors

Contributors

Impacts of Agricultural Change on Farmland Biodiversity in the UK

The Extent and Future of Global Insect Diversity

Biological Invasions in Europe: Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses

The Deep Sea: If We Do Not Understand the Biodiversity, Can We Assess the Threat?

Threatened Habitats: Marginal Vegetation in Upland Areas

Trends in Biodiversity in Europe and the Impact of Land-use Change

Tropical Moist Forests

The Implementation of International Biodiversity Initiatives: Constraints and Successes

Biodiversity Assessment and Change – the Challenge of Appropriate Methods

Drivers and Pressures on Biodiversity in Analytical Frameworks

Subject index

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