Conservation biology : evolution in action / edited by Scott P. Carroll, Charles W. Fox.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carroll, Scott P., editor.

Fox, Charles W., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Physical Description:

xii, 380 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides a treatment of evolutionary conservation biology that introduces and explains major concepts and also unifies theoretical and empirical advances. The goal of the book is to encourage and formalize the infusion of evolutionary thinking into mainstream conservation biology.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Contributors

Part I: Population Structure and Genetics of Threatened Taxa

Introduction

1 The History, Purview, and Future of Conservation Genetics

2 Effects of Population Size on Population Viability: From Mutation to Environmental Catastrophes

3 Demographics versus Genetics in Conservation Biology

4 Metapopulation Structure and the Conservation Consequences of Population Fragmentation

5 The Influence of Breeding Systems and Mating Systems on Conservation Genetics and Conservation Decisions

Part II: Conserving Biodiversity within and among Species

6 The Importance of Conserving Evolutionary Processes

7 Phylogenetic Diversity and Conservation

8 Genetic Considerations of Introduction Efforts

9 Hybridization, Introgression, and the Evolutionary Management of Threatened Species

Part III: Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Change

10 Evolution in Response to Climate Change

11 Evolutionary Dynamics of Adaptation to Environmental Stress

12 Managing Phenotypic Variability with Genetic and Environmental Heterogeneity: Adaptation as a First Principle

13 Genetic Diversity, Adaptive Potential, and Population Viability in Changing Environments

Part IV: Conservation of the Coevolving Web of Life

14 The Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution and Its Conservation Significance

15 The Next Communities: Evolution and Integration of Invasive Species

16 Ecosystem Recovery: Lessons from the Past

17 Host-Pathogen Evolution, Biodiversity, and Disease Risks for Natural Populations

Part V: Evolutionary Management

18 Conservation Planning and Genetic Diversity

19 Implications of Transgene Escape for Conservation

20 Evolution and Sustainability of Harvested Populations

References

Index

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Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-375) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770062-4

0-19-988563-X

1-281-76963-0

9786611769635

0-19-971922-5

OCLC:

437093058