Endangered species : new research / Alexandra M. Columbus and Luke Kuznetsov, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Columbus, Alexandra.

Kuznetsov, Luke.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endangered species--Research.

Endangered species.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Endangered species can be defined as a group of animals or plants in danger of becoming extinct. This book presents an overview of such species as a result of certain factors such as climate change, extensive urbanisation, overgrazing, and agricultural expansion.

Contents:

Biosonar and auditory system of the Yangtze finless porpoise / Songhai Li ... [et al.]

Endangered species protection in China / Jerry McBeath, Bo Wang

Patterns of genetic diversity in the highly threatened vascular flora of the Mediterranean Basin / Jordi Lopez-Pujol ... [et al.]

Estimating abundance of endangered marine benthic species using distance sampling through SCUBA diving: the Pinna nobilis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) example / Stelios Katsanevakis

Current status and conservation of endangered medicinal plants in the Middle East / Naima Bouhouche

The conservation state of pine marten (Martes martes) in Europe / Vercillo Francesca ... [et al.]

Northern pike: a species in crisis? / Lucentini Livia ... [et al.]

Managing predators to protect endangered species and promote their successful reproduction / Richard M. Engeman ... [et al.]

In the cycle of life: cryopreservation of post-mortem sperm as a valuable source in restoration of rare and endangered species / George Yu. Maksudov, Natalia V. Shishova, Igor I. Katkov

Non-invasive approaches to sex identification in avian species / R. Rasero, P. Sacchi

Selection of restoration and conservation areas using species ecological niche modeling: a case study of the neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis annectens in central Mexico / Verónica Cirelli, Victor Sánchez-Cordero

Deforestation and biodiversity conservation in Mexico / Victor Sánchez-Cordero ... [et al.]

Are animals in zoos rather conspicuous than endangered? / D. Frynta ... [et al.]

Endangered felidae used In traditional medicines / Romulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves, Raynner Rilke Duarte Barboza, Wedson de Medeiros Silva Souto.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-468-0

OCLC:

839303208