Terrestrial Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores the effects of anthropogenic activities on Earth’s terrestrial biomes, species, and climate. The book summarizes operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve or recover terrestrial biomes at a global scale. Written by international experts in ecology and biodiversity conservation, this book identifies the challenges and threats to terrestrial organisms and connects them to real cases of conservation.
This is an important resource for students, professors, researchers, and governmental and non-governmental organizations active in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.
1. Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Section A: Deserts - p. 1 3. Chapter 1 Antarctica desert - p. 3 4. Chapter 2 Northern Great Rift Valley: Deserts and other biomes - p. 23 5. Chapter 3 Ecosystem services in the Atacama region, Chile - p. 35 6. Chapter 4 Loss of biodiversity and effect of climate change on the vascular flora of the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico - p. 45 7. Chapter 5 Simpson Desert - p. 63 8. Chapter 6 The Indian Thar Desert - p. 93 9. Chapter 7 Sahara and other African deserts - p. 115 10. Section B: Insular biomes - p. 135 11. Chapter 8 Madagascar and Mauritius as insular biomes - p. 137 12. Section C: Mediterranean - p. 145 13. Chapter 9 Mediterranean Basin - p. 147 14. Chapter 10 An Afromontane biome in South Africa: Ecological quality of natural vs transformed habitats - p. 155 15. Section D: Prairies and steppes - p. 165 16. Chapter 11 Prairies and steppes: Cradles of grassland biodiversity - p. 167 17. Chapter 12 European steppes and forest-steppes - p. 173 18. Chapter 13 American - p. 187 19. Section E: Shrublands - p. 211 20. Chapter 14 Biodiversity and ecological dynamics of the Fynbos biome in South Africa - p. 213 21. Chapter 15 Mediterranean shrublands - p. 221 22. Chapter 16 Xeric shrublands - p. 235 23. Section F: Savannas - p. 249 24. Chapter 17 Land degradation and its associated effects on dung beetle species in African Savanna - p. 251 25. Chapter 18 Savannas in Asia - p. 265 26. Chapter 19 Australian Savannas - p. 277 27. Chapter 20 American Savanna: A brief review - p. 291 28. Section G: Subterranean - p. 297 29. Chapter 21 Subterranean ecosystems - p. 299 30. Section H: Taiga - p. 315 31. Chapter 22 Asia - p. 317 32. Chapter 23 North Europe - p. 331 33. Section I: Temperate forests - p. 349 34. Chapter 24 Temperate forest of Asia in the wake of climate change - p. 351 35. Chapter 25 Temperate forests at southern South America: Challenges for management and conservation to face climate change - p. 355 36. Chapter 26 Europe temperate forests - p. 371 37. Chapter 27 Temperate forests of North America - p. 397 38. Section J: Tropical forests - p. 409 39. Chapter 28 Conservation status of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in African tropical forests - p. 411 40. Chapter 29 The use of phytotelmata by amphibians in the Amazon rainforest: A review and case study - p. 423 41. Chapter 30 Asia’s ecological tapestry: Navigating conservation challenges in the era of global warming - p. 437 42. Chapter 31 Atlantic Forests: Phytogeography and conservation - p. 443 43. Chapter 32 Biodiversity, function, and change of the tropical rainforests of Borneo - p. 457 44. Chapter 33 Caatinga - p. 483 45. Section K: Tundras - p. 503 46. Chapter 34 Asian Arctic tundra: Vast permafrost ecosystems under increasing pressure from climate change and industrial development - p. 505 47. Chapter 35 The importance of Belarus tundra peat bogs for biodiversity conservation in global warming condition - p. 531 48. Chapter 36 North American tundras: Imperiled landscapes at a continent’s latitudinal and altitudinal extremes - p. 549 49. Index - p. 577
Terrestrial Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores the effects of anthropogenic activities on Earth’s terrestrial biomes, species, and climate. The book summarizes operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve or recover terrestrial biomes at a global scale. Written by international experts in ecology and biodiversity conservation, this book identifies the challenges and threats to terrestrial organisms and connects them to real cases of conservation.
This is an important resource for students, professors, researchers, and governmental and non-governmental organizations active in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.
1. Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Section A: Deserts - p. 1 3. Chapter 1 Antarctica desert - p. 3 4. Chapter 2 Northern Great Rift Valley: Deserts and other biomes - p. 23 5. Chapter 3 Ecosystem services in the Atacama region, Chile - p. 35 6. Chapter 4 Loss of biodiversity and effect of climate change on the vascular flora of the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico - p. 45 7. Chapter 5 Simpson Desert - p. 63 8. Chapter 6 The Indian Thar Desert - p. 93 9. Chapter 7 Sahara and other African deserts - p. 115 10. Section B: Insular biomes - p. 135 11. Chapter 8 Madagascar and Mauritius as insular biomes - p. 137 12. Section C: Mediterranean - p. 145 13. Chapter 9 Mediterranean Basin - p. 147 14. Chapter 10 An Afromontane biome in South Africa: Ecological quality of natural vs transformed habitats - p. 155 15. Section D: Prairies and steppes - p. 165 16. Chapter 11 Prairies and steppes: Cradles of grassland biodiversity - p. 167 17. Chapter 12 European steppes and forest-steppes - p. 173 18. Chapter 13 American - p. 187 19. Section E: Shrublands - p. 211 20. Chapter 14 Biodiversity and ecological dynamics of the Fynbos biome in South Africa - p. 213 21. Chapter 15 Mediterranean shrublands - p. 221 22. Chapter 16 Xeric shrublands - p. 235 23. Section F: Savannas - p. 249 24. Chapter 17 Land degradation and its associated effects on dung beetle species in African Savanna - p. 251 25. Chapter 18 Savannas in Asia - p. 265 26. Chapter 19 Australian Savannas - p. 277 27. Chapter 20 American Savanna: A brief review - p. 291 28. Section G: Subterranean - p. 297 29. Chapter 21 Subterranean ecosystems - p. 299 30. Section H: Taiga - p. 315 31. Chapter 22 Asia - p. 317 32. Chapter 23 North Europe - p. 331 33. Section I: Temperate forests - p. 349 34. Chapter 24 Temperate forest of Asia in the wake of climate change - p. 351 35. Chapter 25 Temperate forests at southern South America: Challenges for management and conservation to face climate change - p. 355 36. Chapter 26 Europe temperate forests - p. 371 37. Chapter 27 Temperate forests of North America - p. 397 38. Section J: Tropical forests - p. 409 39. Chapter 28 Conservation status of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in African tropical forests - p. 411 40. Chapter 29 The use of phytotelmata by amphibians in the Amazon rainforest: A review and case study - p. 423 41. Chapter 30 Asia’s ecological tapestry: Navigating conservation challenges in the era of global warming - p. 437 42. Chapter 31 Atlantic Forests: Phytogeography and conservation - p. 443 43. Chapter 32 Biodiversity, function, and change of the tropical rainforests of Borneo - p. 457 44. Chapter 33 Caatinga - p. 483 45. Section K: Tundras - p. 503 46. Chapter 34 Asian Arctic tundra: Vast permafrost ecosystems under increasing pressure from climate change and industrial development - p. 505 47. Chapter 35 The importance of Belarus tundra peat bogs for biodiversity conservation in global warming condition - p. 531 48. Chapter 36 North American tundras: Imperiled landscapes at a continent’s latitudinal and altitudinal extremes - p. 549 49. Index - p. 577
