Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
• Humanshaveassistedthemovementofspeciesaroundtheworld
both intentionally and unintentionally often with adverse con-
sequences and have increased the rate of evolution for crops and
livestock.
• Climatechangeislikelytodriveshiftsinbiomesandprovide
major challenges for conservation.
• Properlyevaluatingthefullrangeofservicesthatecosystems
provide to humans provides a way of evaluating ecosystem man-
agement strategies and increases the impetus to ensure ecosys-
tems are sustainably managed.
FURTHER READING
Cox, C.B. and Moore, P.D. (2005)
Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary
Approach
,
seventh edition, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. This is a widely used
textbook.
Dickinson, G. and Murphy, K. (2007)
Ecosystems
, second edition, Abingdon:
Routledge. An excellent textbook covering ecosystem concepts such as
energy and material flows, ecosystem disturbance, succession and human
impacts. There is also a very good section on biomes.
Ladle, R.J. and Whittaker, R.J. (eds) (2011)
Conservation Biogeography
, Oxford:
Wiley-Blackwell. This text tackles the geographical approaches to conserva-
tion, mapping of ecological features and the design of conservation projects.
Wilson E.O. (1999)
The Diversity of Life
, second edition, New York: W.W.
Norton and Company. This award winning topic provides excellent bedtime
reading and is also highly informative.
