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050	0	0	_aQK980 _b.B75 2009
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100	1		_aBriggs, D. _q(David), _d1936- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPlant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems / _cDavid Briggs.
246	3		_aPlant Microevolution & Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2009.
300			_a1 online resource (xix, 598 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_a1. 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			_aAs 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	_aPlants _xEvolution.
650		0	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aPlant conservation.
650		0	_aEndangered plants.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521818353
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812965
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