Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations: 4 (Conservation Biology, Series Number 4) - Softcover

 
9780521794213: Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations: 4 (Conservation Biology, Series Number 4)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521794218 ISBN 13: 9780521794213
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Habitat fragmentation is one of the most ubiquitous and serious environmental threats confronting the long-term survival of plant and animal species worldwide. As species become restricted to remnant habitats, effective management for long-term conservation requires a quantitative understanding of the genetic and demographic effects of habitat fragmentation, and the implications for population viability. This book provides a detailed introduction to the genetic and demographic issues relevant to the conservation of fragmented populations such as demographic stochasticity; genetic erosion; inbreeding; metapopulation biology and population viability analysis. Also presented are two sets of case studies, one on animals, the other on plants, which illustrate a variety of approaches, including the application of molecular genetic markers, the investigation of reproductive biology, and the combination of demographic monitoring and modeling, to examine long-term population viability.

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Review

'I really enjoyed some of the case studies ... understanding deterministic decline and its cure represents the greatest challenges to conservation biology. However, Clarke and Young show that understanding small-population processes might help maintain populations until 'the patient' can be cured.' Ken Norris, Biologist

Book Description

This book provides a detailed introduction to the genetic and demographic issues relevant to the conservation of fragmented populations and presents two sets of case studies, one on animals, the other on plants, which illustrate a variety of approaches to examine long-term population viability.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521794218
ISBN 13 
9780521794213
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
460
Editor
Young Andrew G.

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