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Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World

A Biogeographic Approach

Matthew Richardson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:9th Mar '23

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Arranged biogeographically, this is the first book to discuss all threatened and recently extinct vertebrate species and subspecies.

A global survey of threatened and recently-extinct mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. As such, it is of immense scientific importance, and key to a modern understanding of the global conservation crisis. Indispensable for academic institutions, conservation NGOs, zoos and the like, and for anyone interested in natural history.Habitat loss and degradation are currently the main anthropogenic causes of species extinctions. The root cause is human overpopulation. This unique volume provides, for the very first time, a comprehensive overview of all threatened and recently extinct mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes within the context of their locations and habitats. The approach takes a systematic examination of each biogeographic realm and region of the world, both terrestrial and marine, but with a particular emphasis on geographic features such as mountains, islands, and coral reefs. It reveals patterns useful in biodiversity conservation, helps to put it all into perspective, and ultimately serves as both a baseline from which to compare subsequent developments as well as a standardization of the way threatened species are studied.

'This colossal synthesis fills a void. It will find its place in many libraries, I'm sure.' Ivan Ineich, Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France
'It seems inconceivable that the publisher could have produced a comprehensive volume of the global biogeographic distribution of threatened and recently extinct vertebrates, comprising an estimated 650,000 words (the main text alone) and including 24 pages of well-produced color plates at its listed price. But here it is, and we have Matthew Richardson to thank for it … the effort and achievement of this volume is enormous, and we can hope that it remains useful for decades to come.' Kevin Padian, The Quarterly Review of Biology

ISBN: 9781108495868

Dimensions: 287mm x 220mm x 40mm

Weight: 2410g

750 pages