Research Catalog

Title

Endemic bird areas of the world : priorities for biodiversity conservation / Alison J. Stattersfield [and others] ; maps by Andrew P. Rayner.

Publication

Cambridge, UK : BirdLife International, ©1998.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stattersfield, A. J.
• BirdLife International.

Description

846 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 25 cm.

Series Statement

BirdLife conservation series ; no. 7

Uniform Title

BirdLife conservation series ; no. 7.

Subjects

• Konferenzschrift
• Centre for Human Settlements
• Habitat
• Ecology
• Animaux endémiques
• Biodiversité > Conservation des ressources
• Oiseaux > Distribution géographique
• Oiseaux > Protection
• Rare animals
• Birds > Conservation
• Birds > Habitat
• Vögel
• Endemische Tiere
• Artenschutz
• Endangered species
• Endemic birds > Conservation
• Endemic birds > Habitat

Genre/Form

Konferenzschrift.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 784-815) and index.

Contents

Biodiversity and Priority-Setting -- Identifying Endemic Bird Areas -- Global Analyses -- The Prioritization of Endemic Bird Areas -- The Conservation Relevance of Endemic Bird Areas -- Endemic Bird Areas as Targets for Conservation Action -- Regional Introductions -- Endemic Bird Areas -- Interpretation of a sample EBA account. North and Central America. South America. Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Continental Asia. South-East Asian Islands, New Guinea and Australia. Pacific Islands. Secondary Areas -- App. 1. Restricted-range bird species listed by family -- App. 2. EBAs and restricted-range bird species listed by country -- App. 3. Unique EBA codes of the previous analysis -- App. 4. Changes in the EBA analysis, 1992-1997 -- App. 5. Publications which have used information form BirdLife's Biodiversity Project.

ISBN

• 1560985747
• 9781560985747
• 0946888337
• 9780946888337

LCCN

98146874

OCLC

• ocm39180924
• 39180924
• SCSB-9649945

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library