Books on biodiversity and conservation
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BOOK REVIEW
Books on biodiversity and conservation David L. Hawksworth1,2,3 Received: 20 September 2020 / Accepted: 22 September 2020 / Published online: 10 October 2020 Ó Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Reviews and notices are provided on 23 books, published over the years 2017–2020. These are concerned with diverse aspects of biodiversity and conservation, including historical works on different types of institutions, climate change and palaeobiology, global health and sustainability, ecology, restoration, community involvement, animal behaviour, utilization, and regional studies. This is the eighth of a series of cumulative book reviews and notices, based on works submitted by the publishers, which generally appear annually in the journal. Keywords Climate change Conservation Biodiversity Ecology Field biology Marine biology Palaeoecology Sustainability Zoos
Introduction As for other compilations provided periodically in Biodiversity and Conservation since 2011, the present contribution features titles received from their publishers. The aim is to issue one such instalment each year, depending on space constraints. This is the eighth, and the previous one appeared in 2018 (Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 3561–3572). This instalment covers 23 books published in the period 2017–20, and concerned with diverse aspects of biodiversity and conservation, including historical works on different types of institutions, climate change and palaeobiology, global health and sustainability, ecology, restoration, community involvement, animal behaviour, utilization, and regional studies as well as some dealing with particular regions. Publishers wishing to have their titles considered for inclusion in the series are requested to send hard copies (not e-books) to me, as Editor-in-Chief, at Milford House, 10 The Mead, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 2LZ, UK; e-books. All reviews presented here are to be Communicated by David Hawksworth. & David L. Hawksworth [email protected] 1
Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TW9 3DS, Surrey, UK
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Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin Province, China
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attributed to me, unless otherwise indicated, and in addition we are always pleased to receive reviews prepared by others for consideration for inclusion.
Historical perspectives Science, conservation, and national parks Edited by Steven R. Beissinger, David D. Ackerly, Holly Doremus, and Gary E. Machlis University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA, 2017, 416 pp. 51 illustr., 13 tables. ISBN 978-0-226-42300-5 (pbk), Price: US$ 45. This is a testament to what can be achieved by determined conservationists, compiled to mark the centenary of the founding of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) in 1916, but looking forward as well as reflecting on the past. It has its origins in a ‘‘summit’’ held at the University of California Berk
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