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020			_a9780521521543 (pbk.)
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082	0	0	_a581.3/8
100	1		_aBriggs, D.
245	1	0	_aPlant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems /
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _cc2009.
300			_axix, 598 p. : _bill., maps ;
500			_aindex
520	1		_a"As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.
650		0	_aPlants
650		0	_aNature
650		0	_aPlant conservation.
650		0	_aEndangered plants.
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009024645-t.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009024645-d.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009024645-b.html
942			_cBK