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Title Tropical deforestation and species extinction / edited by T.C. Whitmore and J.A. Sayer
Edition First edition
Published London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1992

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Description xix, 153 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Deforestation and species extinction in tropical moist forests / T.C. Whitmore and J.A. Sayer -- Species conservation in managed tropical forests / A.D. Johns -- How many species will there be? / W.V. Reid -- Do species-area curves predict extinction in fragmented forest? / D. Simberloff -- Species extinctions in tropical forests / V.H. Heywood and S.N. Stuart -- Habitat alteration and species loss in Brazilian forests / K.S. Brown Jr. and G.G. Brown -- The influence of deforestation and selective logging operations on plant diversity in Papua New Guinea / R.J. Johns
Analysis Biodiversity
Deforestation
Endangered animals
Endangered plants
Environmental impact
Extinct species
Habitats
Overseas item
Rainforests
Tropical regions
Notes "The IUCN Commission on Ecology, the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme"--Prelim. p
Papers presented at a workshop held during the 18th General Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 1990 in Perth, Australia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Biodiversity conservation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Deforestation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Extinction (Biology) -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Forest conservation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Rain forest conservation -- Congresses.
Biodiversity conservation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Deforestation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Extinction (Biology) -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Forest conservation -- Tropics -- Congresses.
Plant diversity conservation -- Congresses.
Rain forest conservation -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Sayer, Jeffrey.
Whitmore, T. C. (Timothy Charles)
IUCN Forest Conservation Programme.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Commission on Ecology.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. General Assembly (18th : 1990 : Perth, W.A)
LC no. 91040253
ISBN 041245520X