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The Conservation of Plant Biodiversity

Highlights the different levels of biological organisation at which conservation is being addressed - the gene, the species and the community. The book investigates two major areas of concern: firstly, the conservation of plants of use to humans (crops, forest trees and other plants of forseeable use); secondly, the conservation of wild species in their ecological setting.

Contents

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The biological system of conservation; Part II. Diversity and Conservation of Plant Genes: 2. The genetic diversity of wild plants; 3. The genetic diversity of cultivated plants; 4. The conservation of cultivated plants; Part III. Conservation of Plant Species: 5. Plant species conservation and population biology; 6. The conservation in situ of useful or endangered wild species; 7. Ex situ conservation of threatened and endangered plants; Part IV. Conservation of Plant Communities: 8. Community structure and species interactions; 9. Choosing plant community reserves; 10. Managing plant community reserves; 11. Conclusions; References; Index.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	CUP/ Cambridge University Press
Pm Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pm Isbn 10	0521467314
Pm Isbn 13	9780521467315
Pm Publication Date	1995-09-21
Pm Width	152
Pm Height	20
Pm Author	Frankel, Otto H, Brown, Anthony, H D, Burdon, Jeremy J
Pm Longness	228

Key Info: 7 b/w photos, 29 illus, 15 tabs
Author: Frankel, Otto H, Brown, Anthony, H D, Burdon, Jeremy J
Page Count: 320
Publication Date: 1995-09-21