Extinction Rates
John H Lawton editor Robert M May editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:12th Jan '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This useful new book answers the need for data-driven estimates of recent (1600 onwards) extinction rates as a basis for more accurate projections of extinction rates for the centuries to come. This book provides a more wide-ranging and data-driven treatment of present and likely future rates of extinction than any text currently available. It is directed broadly at senior undergraduates, postgraduate students and research workers in the fields of ecology, conservation biology and the environmental sciences. The authors highlight apparent differences in extinction rates among taxonomic groups and places, aiming to identify unresolved issues and important questions.
'EXTINCTION RATES is a breath of fresh air ... EXTINCTION RATES is a gold-mine of hard data and solid science which should be read by all with a serious interest in biodiversity -- past, present, and future.' David M. Raup, University of Chicago, Science
a well integrated set of 14 research articles and reviews that attempt to put the study of extinction rates on a more rigorous footing ... Extinction Rates is a gold mine of hard data and solid science that should be read by all with a serious interest in biodiversity - past, present and future. * David M. Raup, University of Chicago, Nature, Volume 375, June 1995 *
The last book we looked at, Extinction Rates, is without doubt the cream of a bumper crop. * Joshua R. Ginsberg, Andrew Balmford, Zoological Society of London, TREE, vol. 10, no. 9, September 1995 *
I would strongly recommend Extinction Rates to all those listed as being the target audience on the back cover (senior undergraduates, postgraduate students, and research workers in the general fields of ecology, conservation biology and the environmental sciences). It would make an extremely good basis for a final year undergraduate course, or for a graduate school discussion class. I suspect that a wider audience would also gain from reading it. * Chris D. Thomas, Journal of Animal Ecology, 65, 1996 *
ISBN: 9780198548294
Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
Weight: 380g
246 pages