Screen LibraryThe Atlantic Forest of South America：biodiversity status, threats, and outlook
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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State of the hotspots |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 488 p.: ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1559639881 (cloth : alk. paper) 155963989X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | S759 |
| CLC: | S759.997.7 |
| Call Number: | S759.997.7/A881 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword / Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca, Russell A. Mittermeier and Peter Seligmann -- Preface / Gordon E. Moore -- Atlantic Forest hotspot status : an overview / Carlos Galindo-Leal and Ibsen de Gusm?ao C?amara -- State of the hotspots : the dynamics of biodiversity loss / Carlos Galindo-Leal ... [et al.] -- Dynamics of biodiversity loss in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest : an introduction / Luiz Paulo Pinto and Maria Cecailia Wey de Brito -- Brief history of conservation in the Atlantic Forest / Ibsen de Gusm?ao C?amara -- Status of the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil / Josae Maria Cardoso da Silva and Carlos Henrique M. Casteleti -- Monitoring the Brazilian Atlantic Forest cover / Maarcia Makiko Hirota -- Conservation priorities and main causes of biodiversity loss of marine ecosystems / Silvio Jablonski -- Endangered species and conservation planning / Marcelo Tabarelli ... [et al.] -- Past, present, and future of the golden lion tamarin and its habitat / M. Cecailia M. Kierulff, Denise M. Rambaldi and Devra G. Kleiman -- Socioeconomic causes of deforestation in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil / Carlos Eduardo Frickmann Young -- The Central and Serra do Mar corridors in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest / Alexandre Pires Aguiar ... [et al.] -- Policy initiatives for the conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest / Josae Carlos Carvalho -- Dynamics of biodiversity loss in the Argentinean Atlantic Forest : an introduction / Alejandro R. Giraudo -- Brief history of conservation in the Paranaa forest / Juan Carlos Chebez and Norma Hilgert -- Biodiversity status of the interior Atlantic Forest of Argentina / Alejandro R. Giraudo ... [et al.] -- Threats of extinction to flagship species in the interior Atlantic Forest / Alejandro R. Giraudo and Hernaan Povedano -- Outlook for primate conservation in Misiones / Mario S. Di Bitetti -- The loss of Mbyaa wisdom : disappearance of a legacy of sustainable management / Angela Saanchez and Alejandro R. Giraudo -- Socioeconomic roots of biodiversity loss in Misiones / Silvia Holz and Guillermo Placci -- Conservation capacity in the Paranaa forest / Juan Pablo Cinto and Maraia Paula Bertolini -- Critical analysis of protected areas in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina / Alejandro R. Giraudo ... [et al.] -- Last opportunity for the Atlantic Forest / Luis Alberto Rey -- Dynamics of biodiversity loss in the Paraguayan Atlantic Forest : an introduction / Josae Luis Cartes and Alberto Yanosky -- Brief history of conservation in the interior Atlantic Forest / Josae Luis Cartes -- Biodiversity status of the interior Atlantic Forest of Paraguay / Frank Fragano and Robert Clay -- Socioeconomic drivers in the interior Atlantic Forest / Ana M. Macedo and Josae L. Cartes -- The Guaranai Aquifer : a regional environmental service / Juan Francisco Facetti -- Conservation capacity in the interior Atlantic Forest of Paraguay / Alberto Yanosky and Elizabeth Cabrera -- Dynamics of biodiversity loss : an introduction to trinational issues / Thomas R. Jacobsen -- Species on the brink : critically endangered terrestrial vertebrates / Thomas Brooks and Anthony B. Rylands -- Putting the pieces back together : fragmentation and landscape conservation / Carlos Galindo-Leal -- Endangered forests, vanishing peoples : biocultural diversity and indigenous knowledge / Thomas R. Jacobsen -- Unwanted guests : the invasion of nonnative species / Jamie K. Reaser, Carlos Galindo-Leal and Silvia R. Ziller -- Harvesting and conservation of heart palm / Sandra E. Chediack and Miguel Franco Baqueiro -- The effects of dams on biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest / Colleen Fahey and Penny F. Langhammer -- Populating the environment : human growth, density, and migration in the Atlantic Forest / Thomas R. Jacobsen -- Mercosur and the Atlantic Forest : an environmental regulatory framework / Maraia Leichner -- A challenge for conservation : protected areas in the Atlantic Forest hotspot / Alexandra-Valeria Lairana -- Outlook for the Atlantic Forest / Carlos Galindo-Leal, Ibsen de Gusm?ao C?amara and Philippa J. Benson. |