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"From the Miccosukee gooseberry to the Florida torreya, the twelve plants starring in The wild South are native to the American South, a place known for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. Georgann Eubanks treks across the region, from Alabama to North Carolina, reporting on their wondrous biology. But these plants are in dire trouble-each one is struggling to survive against the effects of global climate change and disruptive development. Ten of them have already been granted federally endangered status"--
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Wild flowers --- Rare plants --- Sensitive plants (Rare plants) --- Special status plants --- Plants --- Endangered plants --- Plant conservation --- Wildflowers --- Flowers
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Rare animals -- Monitoring. --- Rare plants -- Monitoring. --- Landscape ecology --- Land use --- Ecological landscape design --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Ecologically sound landscape design --- Environmentally sound landscape design --- Applied ecology --- Landscape design --- Land --- Land utilization --- Use of land --- Utilization of land --- Economics --- Land cover --- Landscape assessment --- NIMBY syndrome --- Environmental aspects --- Planning --- Rare animals --- Rare plants --- Monitoring --- Rare animals - Monitoring --- Rare plants - Monitoring --- Monitoring.
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Designed to focus particular attention on the population biology and genetics of rare species, this study of the conservation of rare plants includes an examination of the biological factors that influence their distribution and management in the wild.
Rare plants --- Plant conservation. --- Plant populations. --- Genetics. --- Populations, Plant --- Native vegetation conservation --- Plants --- Vegetation conservation --- Sensitive plants (Rare plants) --- Special status plants --- Conservation --- Plant ecology --- Population biology --- Nature conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Plant conservation --- Extinction --- Gene pools --- genetic resources --- endangered species --- plants --- Germplasm --- Resource conservation --- population genetics --- world --- Australia --- Plante rare
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Endangered plants. --- Plant conservation. --- Endangered plant species --- Endangered vascular plants --- Special status plants --- Threatened plants --- Endangered species --- Plants --- Plant conservation --- Rare plants --- Native vegetation conservation --- Vegetation conservation --- Nature conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Conservation --- Extinction
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Plants --- Plants, Useful. --- Plant conservation. --- Useful plants --- Plants and civilization --- Botany, Economic --- Botanical identification --- Botany --- Plant identification --- Native vegetation conservation --- Vegetation conservation --- Nature conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Rare plants --- Conservation --- Extinction
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The global spread of plant species by humans is both a fascinating large scale experiment and, in many cases, a major perturbation to native plant communities. Many of the most destructive weeds today have been intentionally introduced to new environments where they have had unexpected and detrimental impacts. This 2003 book considers the problem of invasive introduced plants from historical, ecological and sociological perspectives. We consider such questions as 'What makes a community invasible?', 'What makes a plant an invader?' and 'Can we restore plant communities after invasion?' Written with advanced students and land managers in mind, this book contains practical explanations, case studies and an introduction to basic techniques for evaluating the impacts of invasive plants. An underlying theme is that experimental and quantitative evaluation of potential problems is necessary, and solutions must consider the evolutionary and ecological constraints acting on species interactions in newly invaded communities.
Invasive plants. --- Invasive plants --- Plant invasions --- Plant conservation --- Agriculture --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Sciences --- Ecology --- Plant invasions. --- Plant conservation. --- Ecology. --- Native vegetation conservation --- Plants --- Vegetation conservation --- Plant invaders --- Conservation --- Nature conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Rare plants --- Biological invasions --- Plant succession --- Alien plants --- Extinction --- Plant introduction --- population dynamics --- Dominant species --- Biological competition --- ecosystems --- Lutte
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As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources.
ECO Ecology --- microevolution --- conservation --- nature conservation --- ecosystems --- human impact --- case studies --- endangered plants --- climatic changes --- sustainable development --- darwinism --- Plants --- Nature --- Plant conservation. --- Endangered plants. --- Endangered plant species --- Endangered vascular plants --- Special status plants --- Threatened plants --- Endangered species --- Plant conservation --- Rare plants --- Native vegetation conservation --- Vegetation conservation --- Nature conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Anthropogenic effects on nature --- Ecological footprint --- Human beings --- Anthropogenic soils --- Human ecology --- Plant evolution --- Evolution (Biology) --- Evolution. --- Effect of human beings on. --- Conservation --- Extinction --- Phylogeny
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Reflects the latest thinking on topics central to conservation biology and natural resource management. "[This book] covers the complete array of topics that are central to conservation biology and natural resource management, thus providing the essential framework for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in these subject areas. Written by two of the worlds leading environment experts, it is a must have reference for environment professionals in government, non-government and industry sectors."--WorldCat
Conservation biology --- Nature conservation --- Plant conservation --- Biodiversity conservation --- Environmental management --- Biodiversity --- Biological diversity conservation --- Conservation of biodiversity --- Diversity conservation, Biological --- Gender mainstreaming in biodiversity conservation --- Maintenance of biological diversity --- Preservation of biological diversity --- Conservation of natural resources --- Ecosystem management --- Native vegetation conservation --- Plants --- Vegetation conservation --- Plants, Protection of --- Endangered plants --- Fungi conservation --- Rare plants --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Applied ecology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Ecology --- Conservation --- Extinction
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