Southeast Asian Biodiversity in Crisis

Informationen zum Autor NAVJOT S. SODHI is Associate Professor of Conservation Ecology at the National University of Singapore. BARRY W. BROOK is Senior Research Fellow at the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management! Charles Darwin University. Klappentext The biodiversity of Southeast Asia is gravely imperilled by drivers including massive habitat modifications, forest fires and the overexploitation of wildlife. This book contains the first comprehensive determination of the current state of Southeast Asia's terrestrial biotas and highlights the primary drivers responsible for the grave threat to the region's unique and rich biodiversity. The looming Southeast Asian biodiversity disaster demands tangible actions. However, such will continue to be constrained by socioeconomic variables (e.g. rampant poverty and lack of infrastructure). Any realistic solution should involve a multi-pronged strategy (e.g. political, socioeconomic and scientific), in which all major stakeholders (e.g. people, governments and national and international non-government organisations) must partake. Zusammenfassung Massive anthropogenic habitat modifications! forest fires and the overexploitation of wildlife in Southeast Asia are clear and present dangers to its rich and unique biodiversity. This book reports comprehensively on the state of Southeast Asian biodiversity and suggests concrete actions needed immediately to mitigate the impending biodiversity crisis in Southeast Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Dwindling habitats; 2. Biodiversity in a hotspot; 3. Biotic losses and other effects of habitat degradation; 4. Beyond deforestation: additional threats to Southeast Asian biodiversity; 5. The projected future of biodiversity of Southeast Asia; 6. Challenges and options for conservation in the region; References.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barry W. Brook, Barry W. Sodhi Brook, Brook Barry W., Navjot S. Sodhi, Navjot S. (National University of Singapore Sodhi, Sodhi Navjot S.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521839303
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83930-3
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Cambridge Tropical Biology Ser; Cambridge Tropical Biology Series
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, South East Asia, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere