Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems

ISBN: 9780521521543 出版年：2009 页码：620 Briggs Cambridge University Press

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Studying change 3. Key concepts in plant evolution 4. The origin and extent of human-influenced habitats 5. Consequences of human influences on the biosphere 6. Categories 7. Investigating microevolution in anthropogenic ecosystems 8. Plant microevolution in managed grassland ecosystems 9. Harvesting crops: arable and forestry 10. Pollution and microevolutionary change 11. Introduced plants 12. Endangered species: investigating the extinction processes at the population level 13. Hybrids and speciation in anthropogenically-influenced ecosystems 14. Ex situ conservation: within and outside reserves 15. In situ conservation 16. Creative conservation through restoration and reintroduction 17. Reserves in the landscape 18. Climate change 19. Microevolution and climate change 20. The implications of climate change for the theory and practice of conservation 21. Overview Bibliography Index.