TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sodhi, Navjot S.
ED  - Wiley InterScience (Online service)
TI  - Conservation of tropical birds
SN  - 9781444342
AV  - QL676.57.T76 C66 2011
U1  - 333.95/8160913 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Chichester, UK, Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Birds
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Tropics
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Biotic communities
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Global environmental change
KW  - Adaptation (Biology)
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Environmental Studies
KW  - Science
KW  - Zoology
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Animals
KW  - Wildlife
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Biological Diversity
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- The State of Tropical Bird Biodiversity -- Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Tropical Birds -- Tropical Bird Extinctions -- Ecological Functions of Birds in the Tropics -- Fire and the Conservation of Tropical Birds -- Biotic Invasions and Tropical Birds -- Harvesting of Tropical Birds -- Climate Change Effects on Tropical Birds -- Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Tropics -- Conservation Prospects for Tropical Birds -- References -- Index; The state of tropical bird biodiversity -- Effects of habitat fragmentation on tropical birds -- Tropical bird extinctions -- Ecological functions of birds in the tropics -- Fire and the conservation of tropical birds -- Biotic invasions and tropical birds -- Harvesting of tropical birds -- Climate change effects on tropical birds -- Conservation of migratory birds in the tropics -- Conservation prospects for tropical birds
N2  - Conservation of Tropical Birds has been written by four conservation biologists whose expertise spans all the tropical regions of the world. It is the first book to cover all the major issues in tropical bird conservation. Current problems faced by tropical bird conservationists are summarised and potential solutions outlined based on the results of case studies. Birds are key indicators of ecosystem health, and such a well-studied group of organisms, that they provide an excellent lens through which to examine global conservation problems caused by phenomena such as climate change, declines in
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342611
ER  -