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040 _cCUS
082 0 0 _a581.38
_bBRI/P
100 1 _aBriggs, D.
_911145
245 1 0 _aPlant microevolution and conservation in human-influenced ecosystems /
_cDavid Briggs.
260 _aCambridge, UK ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_cc2009.
300 _axix, 598 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c26 cm.
505 _a1. 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
650 0 _aPlants
_xEvolution.
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650 0 _aNature
_xEffect of human beings on.
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650 0 _aPlant conservation.
_911147
650 0 _aEndangered plants.
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942 _cWB16
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