Extinction rates /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Lawton, John H., 1943- May, Robert M. 1936-2020. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Assessing Extinction Rates
- 2. Extinctions in the Fossil Record
- 3. Constancy and Change of Life in the Sea
- 4. Insect Faunas in Ice Age Environments: Why So Little Extinction?
- 5. Bird Extinctions in the Central Pacific
- 6. Extinctions in Mediterranean Areas
- 7. Recent Past and Future Extinctions in Birds
- 8. Rates and Patterns of Extinction Among British Invertebrates
- 9. Assessing the Risk of Plant Extinction Due to Pollinator and Disperser Failure
- 10. Population Dynamic Principles
- 11. Estimating Extinction from Molecular Phylogenies
- 12. Biological Models for Monitoring Species Decline: The Construction and Use of Databases
- 13. Classification of Species and Its Role in Conservation Planning
- 14. The Scale of the Human Enterprise and Biodiversity Loss
- Author Index
- Subject Index