Briggs, D. <br/><br/>
Plant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems / 
David Briggs. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  c2009. 
 - xix, 598 p. :  ill., maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction; 2. Studying change; 3. Key concepts in plant evolution; 4. The origin and extent of human-influenced habitats; 5. Consequences of human influences on the biosphere; 6. Categories; 7. Investigating microevolution in anthropogenic ecosystems; 8. Plant microevolution in managed grassland ecosystems; 9. Harvesting crops: arable and forestry; 10. Pollution and microevolutionary change; 11. Introduced plants; 12. Endangered species: investigating the extinction processes at the population level; 13. Hybrids and speciation in anthropogenically-influenced ecosystems; 14. Ex situ conservation: within and outside reserves; 15. In situ conservation; 16. Creative conservation through restoration and reintroduction; 17. Reserves in the landscape; 18. Climate change; 19. Microevolution and climate change; 20. The implications of climate change for the theory and practice of conservation; 21. Overview 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521521543 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plants--Evolution.<br/>Nature--Effect of human beings on.<br/>Plant conservation.<br/>Endangered plants.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>581.38  / BRI/P