Plant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems / (Record no. 520274)
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| control field | CR9780511812965 |
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| control field | UkCbUP |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780511812965 (ebook) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780521818353 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780521521543 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UkCbUP |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | UkCbUP |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QK980 |
| Item number | .B75 2009 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 581.3/8 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Briggs, D. |
| Fuller form of name | (David), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1936- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Plant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | David Briggs. |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Plant Microevolution & Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems |
| 264 #1 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (R) | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture (R) | Cambridge : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer (R) | Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (xix, 598 pages) : |
| Other physical details | digital, PDF file(s). |
| 336 ## - Content Type (R) | |
| Content type term (R) | text |
| Content type code (R) | txt |
| Source (NR) | rdacontent |
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| Media type term (R) | computer |
| Media type code (R) | c |
| Source (NR) | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - Carrier Type (R) | |
| Carrier type term (R) | online resource |
| Carrier type code (R) | cr |
| Source (NR) | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction -- 2. Studying change -- 3. Key concepts in plant evolution -- 4. The origin and extent of human-influenced habitats -- 5. Consequences of human influences on the biosphere -- 6. Categories -- 7. Investigating microevolution in anthropogenic ecosystems -- 8. Plant microevolution in managed grassland ecosystems -- 9. Harvesting crops: arable and forestry -- 10. Pollution and microevolutionary change -- 11. Introduced plants -- 12. Endangered species: investigating the extinction processes at the population level -- 13. Hybrids and speciation in anthropogenically-influenced ecosystems -- 14. Ex situ conservation: within and outside reserves -- 15. In situ conservation -- 16. Creative conservation through restoration and reintroduction -- 17. Reserves in the landscape -- 18. Climate change -- 19. Microevolution and climate change -- 20. The implications of climate change for the theory and practice of conservation -- 21. Overview. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Plants |
| General subdivision | Evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Nature |
| General subdivision | Effect of human beings on. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Plant conservation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Endangered plants. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780521818353 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812965">https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812965</a> |
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