Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
Annotated Bibliography
For those wishing to delve deeper into the subject of rarity, I have selected a number of
topics, articles, and scientific papers that I drew upon in my own research or that expand
greatly beyond the species I have covered. Under each chapter title, I have tried to identify
references that might appeal to a broad range of readers, professionals, and students.
Chapter
1
. The Uncommon Menagerie
Dinerstein, Eric.
The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the
Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.
A monograph covering most aspects of the biology and conservation of a megafauna species,
including interactions with its environment.
Gaston, Kevin J.
Rarity
. London: Chapman and Hall, 1994.
An excellent introduction to the biology of rarity by perhaps the world's foremost authority
on the subject.
———.
The Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges
. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2003.
This work provides an excellent background to the science of species' geographic distribu-
tions and abundances.
Kunin, William E., and Kevin J. Gaston, eds.
The Biology of Rarity: Causes and Conse-
quences of Rare-Common Differences
. London: Chapman and Hall, 1997.
These essays, by some of the world's leading authorities on rarity, are technical but thought
provoking and challenge many assumptions about rarity. A great place to start for any scient-
ist or student of the field.
Ricketts, Taylor H., Eric Dinerstein, Tim Boucher, Thomas M. Brooks, Stuart H. M.
Butchart, Michael Hoffmann, John F. Lamoreux, et al. “Pinpointing and Preventing Im-
minent Extinctions.”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
States of America
102, no. 51 (2005): 18497-501.
The scientific paper that underpins the work of the Alliance for Zero Extinction. The organiz-
ation's website,
http://www.zeroextinction.org
, contains useful information about rare verteb-
rates and some plants (conifers).
