Author: Wilson R. LourençoPublisher: IRD Editions
ISBN: 9782709913249
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Biogeography of Madagascar
Author: Wilson R. LourençoPublisher: IRD Editions
ISBN: 9782709913249
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Biogeography and Ecology in Madagascar
Author: R. BattistiniPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401571597
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 769
Book Description
Biogeography and Ecology in Madagascar. Ed. by R. Battistini and G. Richard-Vindard. [The English Articles Translated From the French].
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Author: Rene BattistiniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 765
Book Description
Biogeography and Ecology of Madagascar
Author: Diversity and endemism in Madagascar
Author: Wilson R. LourençoPublisher:
ISBN: 9782903700041
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar
Author: Ivan R. ScalesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136309071
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, the result of 160 million years of isolation from the African mainland. More than 80% of its species are not found anywhere else on Earth. However, this highly diverse flora and fauna is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and the island has been classified as one of the world’s highest conservation priorities. Drawing on insights from geography, anthropology, sustainable development, political science and ecology, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the status of conservation and environmental management in Madagascar. It describes how conservation organisations have been experimenting with new forms of protected areas, community-based resource management, ecotourism, and payments for ecosystem services. But the country must also deal with pressing human needs. The problems of poverty, development, environmental justice, natural resource use and biodiversity conservation are shown to be interlinked in complex ways. Authors address key questions, such as who are the winners and losers in attempts to conserve biodiversity? And what are the implications of new forms of conservation for rural livelihoods and environmental justice?
Biogeography of Madagascar
Author: Wilson R LourencoThe New Natural History of Madagascar
Author: Steven M. GoodmanPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691222622
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2296
Book Description
A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earth Separated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world. Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists
Systematics and the Exploration of Life
Author: Philippe GrandcolasPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1786302659
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book's aim is to obtain and organize knowledge about the diversity of living things. Their epistomological and methodological fundamentals are explained in the framework of the biology of evolution. The methods of construction and use of phylogenetic trees are presented as well as the classification and description of taxa with the nomenclature rules.
The Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs of Madagascar
Author: Shawn M. LehmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107075599
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.