Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora and fauna. Plant and Animal Endemism in California compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Susan Harrison also offers a summary of the innovative tools that have been developed and used in California to conserve and protect this stunning and imperiled diversity.

Endemic plants --- Endemic animals --- Animals --- Indigenous plants --- Native plants --- Native vegetation --- Plants --- Ecology --- Conservation --- adaptation. --- amphibians. --- animal endemism. --- arcto tertiary. --- arctostaphylos. --- biological diversity. --- california. --- complex geology. --- conservation. --- ecology. --- endemic species. --- endemism. --- engaging. --- environmental conservation protection. --- environmentalism. --- flora and fauna. --- imperiled diversity. --- mediterranean type climate. --- modern barriers. --- molecular evidence. --- native species. --- natural sciences. --- nature. --- plant and animal endemism in california. --- plant endemism. --- topography. --- unique landscapes.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Savanna and grassland biomes cover more of the earth's surface than any other biome type, and yet they are still largely understudied. In recent decades, global savanna and grassland ecosystems have become more prominent in the literature focused on global change dynamics. Savanna and grasslands represent unique biomes with their own challenges, both in terms of their study and in terms of their complexity, leading to many contradictory and often controversial findings. The global threats to these systems are potentially significant, from climate change impacts to human management challenges, from possible degradation to complete desertification, which vary across disturbance regime shifts. This Special Issue of Applied Sciences, “Dynamics of Global Savanna and Grassland Biomes”, is intended for a wide and interdisciplinary audience, and covers recent advances in: - drivers of vegetation dynamics - further understanding carbon interactions in these critical landscapes - advances in modeling both current and future system states - tipping points in savanna systems - human-environment interactions and challenges for management - biodiversity and ecosystem services

climate change --- SAVANNA --- simulation --- scenarios --- livestock --- rangeland productivity --- CO2 effects --- remote sensing --- vegetation dynamics --- savanna landscapes --- national parks --- conservation --- temperate meadow steppe --- grassland degradation --- biomass --- vegetation --- community characteristics --- enclosure --- restoration --- management --- policy options --- neotropical savannas --- woody conversion --- support vector machine classification --- land cover change --- protected areas --- Payne’s Creek National Park --- endemism --- floristics --- nomadic --- yaks --- culture --- altitude --- watersheds --- rivers --- biodiversity --- grassland management --- land degradation --- rodents --- policy --- interventions --- n/a --- Payne's Creek National Park

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This open access book presents a comprehensive synthesis of the biodiversity of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea, a biodiversity hotspot off the west coast of Central Africa. Written by experts, the book compiles data from a plethora of sources – archives, museums, bibliography, official reports and previously unpublished data – to provide readers with the most updated information about the biological richness of these islands and the conservation issues they face. The Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands (Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón and surrounding islets) present extraordinary levels of endemism across different animal, fungi and plant groups. This very high endemism likely results from the long geological history of the islands and their proximity to the diversity-rich continent. Many researchers, students and conservationists from across the globe are interested in documenting biodiversity on the islands, understanding the evolutionary origins of this diversity, and mitigating the impacts of global change on this unique archipelago. This book aims to be a primer for a broad audience seeking baseline biodiversity information and to serve as a roadmap for future research efforts aiming to fill knowledge gaps in understanding and conserving the unparalleled biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea islands.

Biodiversity. --- Biotic communities. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Zoology. --- Botany. --- Evolution (Biology). --- Ecosystems. --- Conservation Biology. --- Plant Science. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Botanical science --- Floristic botany --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plants --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Island Biology --- Biogeography --- Taxonomy --- Conservation --- São Tomé --- Príncipe --- Endemism --- Annobón --- Biological Taxonomy --- Biodiversitat --- Conservació de la diversitat biològica --- Atlàntic, Oceà --- Evolution (Biology) --- Atlàntic (Oceà)