Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations - Couverture rigide

 
9780521782074: Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations

Synopsis

A detailed introduction to the genetic and demographic issues relevant to the conservation of fragmented populations.

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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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'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

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9780521794213: Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521794218 ISBN 13 :  9780521794213
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010
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