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The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference / Edition 1
by Jonathan Hoekstra, Jennifer L. Molnar, Michael Jennings, Carmen Revenga, Mark D. Spalding
Jonathan Hoekstra
- ISBN-10:
- 0520262565
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520262560
- Pub. Date:
- 04/22/2010
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- ISBN-10:
- 0520262565
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520262560
- Pub. Date:
- 04/22/2010
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference / Edition 1
by Jonathan Hoekstra, Jennifer L. Molnar, Michael Jennings, Carmen Revenga, Mark D. Spalding
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Overview
Visually rich, up-to-date, and authoritative, The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Drawing from the best data available, it is an unprecedented guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and water, have joined forces to create this extraordinary reference. It features 79 richly-detailed, fullcolor maps and other graphics paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends across the world’s terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted international authorities point the way forward in confronting some of our greatest conservation challenges.• The most comprehensive single volume on global environmental conservation and future sustainability• Includes the latest data on environmental threats, such as climate change, water use, habitat protection, deforestation and overfishing• Full-color maps and graphics are designed to facilitate sideby-side comparisons, empowering readers to draw their own conclusions• Brings together information that has been widely dispersed across myriad publications and databases in a format thatinvites evaluation and application• Supporting data is available on an accompanying website
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780520262560 |
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Publisher: | University of California Press |
Publication date: | 04/22/2010 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 250 |
Product dimensions: | 8.80(w) x 11.16(h) x 0.83(d) |
About the Author
Currently, Jonathan M. Hoekstra directs The Nature Conservancy’s Climate Change Program and teaches at the University of Washington. Jennifer L. Molnar is a senior scientist on the Conservancy’s Ecosystem Services Team. Michael Jennings is an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho. Carmen Revenga and Mark D. Spalding are senior scientists on the Conservancy’s Marine Team. Timothy M. Boucher is a senior conservation geographer for the Conservancy’s Ecosystem Services Team. James C. Robertson is GIS manager for the Conservancy’s Colorado Program. Thomas J. Heibel is a technical research associate at BCS, Inc. Katherine Ellison is a Pulitzer–Prize winning investigative journalist and author of three books including The Economy of Nature.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xFOREWORD • A NEW VIEW OF OUR HOME xiiMark Tercek, The Nature ConservancyFOREWORD • CONSERVATION CONNECTIONS xivPaul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University, Stanford University1. Introduction 1WHY ECOREGIONS? 6Taylor Ricketts, World Wildlife FundTerrestrial Ecoregions, Realms, and Biomes 8Freshwater Ecoregions and Basins 10Marine Ecoregions, Provinces, and Realms 12THE STORIES THAT MAPS TELL 14Jon Christensen, Stanford University2. Habitats 19Forests and Woodlands: Giving Trees 22Grasslands: Where the Buffalo Roamed 24Deserts and Aridlands: Hardy Life under Harsh Conditions 26Rivers and Wetlands: The Planet’s Lifeblood 28Lakes: Fragile Pools of Life 30Caves and Karst: Troves of Subterranean Species 32HOPE IN HABITATS 34Steven J. McCormick, Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationCoasts and Shelves: The Sea’s Sunlit Margins 36Coral Reefs: Crown Jewels of the Ocean 38Mangrove Forests: Bridging Land and Sea 40Seagrass Beds: Marine Meadows 42Salt Marshes: Living Filters along Our Coasts 44High Seas and Deep Oceans: Earth’s Uncharted "Inner Space" 463. Species 49Plants: A Vital Variety 52Freshwater Fish: A Diverse Cast 54Amphibians: Fragile Markers of the Planet’s Health 56Reptiles: Prehistoric Survivors 58MIGRATIONS 60Martin Wikelski, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and Konstaz University, and David S. Wilcove, Princeton UniversityBirds: Everyday, Everywhere Wildlife 64Mammals: Shared Destiny with Our Closest Kin 66Endemic Species: In the Narrowest Niches 68Evolutionary Distinction: Branches on the Tree of Life 70PROMOTING LIVELIHOODS, SAVING NATURE 72Greg Mock, former editor, World Resources Report4. A World of Change 75Human Population: Outnumbering Nature 78Consuming Nature: Running Out of Planet? 80Climate Change: The Planetary Emergency 82ULTIMATE AGENTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 84Joel E. Cohen, Rockefeller and Columbia UniversitiesHabitat Loss on Land: Going, Going,… 88Coastal Development: Reshaping the Seashore 90Bottom Trawling and Dredging: Scouring the Seafloor 92Landscape Fragmentation: Going to Pieces 94Thwarted Fish Runs: Up against a Wall 96GLOBAL CONTAMINATION OF THE BIOSPHERE 98John Peterson Myers, Environmental Health SciencesFreshwater Pollution: Clear but Hazardous 102Nitrogen Pollution: Too Much of a Good Thing 104Ruin of the Reefs: Fading Jewels, Lost Wealth 106Into the Wild: The Cost of Expanding Human Access 108POVERTY AND NATURE'S SERVICES 110M. Sanjayan, The Nature ConservancyForest Clearing: Uprooting Nature 112Water Stress: Overused and Undermanaged 114Overfishing: Emptying the Oceans 116Wildlife Trade: Sold into Extinction 118FUTURE OF FISHERIES 120Jackie Alder, United Nations Environment Programme, and Daniel Pauly, University of British ColumbiaFire: Healthy Doses of Destruction 122Dams and Reservoirs: Clogging Earth’s Arteries 124Sediment Flow: Starving Some Habitats, Smothering Others 126Melting Ice and Rising Seas: Squeezing the Coasts 128Disappearing Glaciers: Ice Storage on a Slippery Slope 130NATURE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE 132Jonathan M. Hoekstra, The Nature ConservancyTerrestrial Invaders: Unwelcome Guests 134Freshwater Invaders: Good Intentions with Costly Consequences 136Marine Invaders: Stowaways Attacking Our Coasts 138Terrestrial Animals at Risk: More in Jeopardy Each Year 140Freshwater Animals at Risk: Are Their Futures Drying Up? 142Marine Animals at Risk: Sea Life Unraveling 1445. Taking Action 147Protected Areas on Land: Triumph for Nature 150Protecting Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands: Thinking beyond Park Boundaries 152Marine Protected Areas: Oases for Fish and People 154Protecting Nature’s Services: Dividends from the Wealth of Nature 156CONVERGENT CONSERVATION 158Scott A. Morrison, The Nature ConservancyInternational Cooperation: Saving the Whales—and More 160Greening the Marketplace: Certifiably Profitable 162Collaborative Solutions: Problem-Solving Partnerships 164CONSERVATION ON OUR WATCH 166Gretchen C. Daily, Marilyn Cornelius, and Charles J. Katz, Jr., Stanford University, and Brian Shillinglaw, New Forests, Inc.Rule of Law: Protecting the Commons 168Individual Action: Parting the Waters 170Restoring Nature: Mending the Web of Life 1726. Conclusion Our Future, Our Choices 175Appendix A: Ecoregions Index Maps 180Appendix B: Technical Notes and References 200Index 229About the authors 234What People are Saying About This
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