Conservation in a Changing World

Preface 1. The challenges to conservation in a changing world: putting processes on the map Andrew Balmford, Georgina M. Mace and Joshua R. Ginsberg 2. Anthropogenic, ecological and genetic factors in extinction Russell Lande 3. Integrating endangered species protection and ecosystem management: the Cape Sable Seaside-Sparrow as a case study Audrey L. Mayer and Stuart L. Pimm 4. The dynamic response of plants to environmental change and the resulting risks of extinction Brian Huntley 5. Ecological and evolutionary importance of disturbance and catastrophes in plant conservation W. J. Bond 6. Butterfly distributional patterns, processes and conservation Chris D. Thomas, Diego Jordano, Owen T. Lewis, Jane K. Hill, Odette L. Sutcliffe and Jeremy A. Thomas 7. Continent-wide diversification processes and conservation priorities Jon Fjeldsa and Carsten Rahbek 8. Endemism and species turnover with elevation in montane avifaunas in the neotropics: implications for conservation priority setting Douglas F. Stotz 9. Indicator taxa for biodiversity assessment in the vanishing tropics Sacha Spector and Adrian B. Forsyth 10. Key sites for conservation: area-selection methods for biodiversity Paul H. Williams 11. Integrating population abundance, dynamics and distribution into broad-scale priority setting A. O. Nicholls 12. Global conservation priorities and expanded conservation policies Norman Myers 13. Global conservation and U.K. government policy Robert M. May and Kerry Tregonning Index.