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The Living Planet
The State of the World's Wildlife

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Editor: Norman Maclean, University of Southampton

Norman Maclean, Sara Oldfield, Lauren Gardiner, Mary Gibby, Alexis M. Mychajliw, Thomas A. Jefferson, Tristram Allinson, Philip Bowles, Phillip J. Bishop, Sally Wren, Ariadne Angulo, Richard A. Griffiths, Peter B. Moyle, Robert A. Leidy, Mark A. Hixon, Brian W. Bowen, Manu E. Saunders, Simon Leather, Jenni Stockan, David Yeates, Alex David Rogers, Patricia Miloslavich, David Obura, Octavio Aburto-Oropreza, Gonzalo Giribet, Robert H. Cowie, Benoît Fontaine, Philippe Bouchet, Gregory Mueller, Jessica L. Allen, Molly Grace, Matt W. Hayward.

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Date Published: April 2023
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9781108499828

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Since 1970, there has been an overall decline in wildlife populations in the order of 52%. Freshwater species populations have declined by 76%; species populations in Central and South America have declined by 83%; and in the Indo-Pacific by 67%. These are often not complete extinctions, but large declines in the numbers of animals in each species, as well as habitat loss. This presents us with a tremendous opportunity, before it is too late to rescue many species. This book documents the present state of wildlife on a global scale, using a taxonomic approach, and serving as a one stop place for people involved in conservation to be able to find out what is in decline, and the success stories that have occurred to bring back species from the brink of extinction - primarily due to conservation management techniques - as models for what we might achieve in the future.
- The first book to present the current state of wildlife - globally - using a taxonomic approach
- Brings together renowned authors from around the world and many experts in their field, especially those affiliated with IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), the organisation that Red lists species
- Discusses the history and evolution of life on Earth, and presents the state of play for each of the major groups: flowering plants, non-flowering plants, fungi and other minor phyla, marine invertebrates, terrestrial invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and marine and terrestrial mammals
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'Highly recommended.' J. Organ, Choice
'This book is a useful compendium and I recommend it particularly for teachers, nongovernmental organizations, and undergraduate conservation courses.' Rob Harcourt, The Quarterly Review of Biology
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- Date Published: April 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108499828
- length: 446 pages
- dimensions: 251 x 177 x 28 mm
- weight: 0.9kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and the evolution of life on earth Norman Maclean
2. Flowering plants Sara Oldfield and Lauren Gardiner
3. Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
Spore-bearing land plants Mary Gibby
4. Terrestrial mammals Alexis M. Mychajliw
5. Marine mammals: exploited for millennia, but still holding on Alexis M. Mychajliw and Thomas A. Jefferson
6. Birds Tristram Allinson
7. Reptiles Philip Bowles
8. Amphibians Phillip J. Bishop † , Sally Wren, Ariadne Angulo and Richard A. Griffiths
9. Freshwater fishes: threatened species and threatened waters on a global scale Peter B. Moyle and Robert A. Leidy
10. The amazing yet threatened world of marine fishes Mark A. Hixon and Brian W. Bowen
11. Insects Manu E. Saunders, Simon Leather †, Jenni Stockan and David Yeates
12. Marine invertebrates Alex David Rogers, Patricia Miloslavich, David Obura and Octavio Aburto-Oropreza
13. Non-insect terrestrial arthropods Gonzalo Giribet
14. Terrestrial invertebrates other than arthropods and molluscs Gonzalo Giribet
15. Non-marine Molluscs Robert H. Cowie, Benoît Fontaine and Philippe Bouchet
16. An account of the diversity and conservation of fungi and their close relatives Gregory Mueller and Jessica L. Allen
17. Simple life forms Norman Maclean
18. Assessing species conservation status: the IUCN red list and green status Molly Grace
19. Problems with the world`s ecosystems Matt W. Hayward
20. Conservation methods and successes Norman Maclean
21. What does the future hold for our planet and its wildlife? Norman Maclean
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Norman Maclean, University of Southampton
Norman Maclean is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Southampton and a lifelong wildlife enthusiast. He has visited and studied wildlife in more than fifty countries around the world and has given numerous radio and TV interviews on the subject. He is the editor of Silent Summer (Cambridge, 2010); co-editor of Austral Ark (with Adam Stowe and Greg Holwell, Cambridge, 2015); and author of A Less Green and Pleasant Land (Cambridge, 2015).
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Norman Maclean, Sara Oldfield, Lauren Gardiner, Mary Gibby, Alexis M. Mychajliw, Thomas A. Jefferson, Tristram Allinson, Philip Bowles, Phillip J. Bishop, Sally Wren, Ariadne Angulo, Richard A. Griffiths, Peter B. Moyle, Robert A. Leidy, Mark A. Hixon, Brian W. Bowen, Manu E. Saunders, Simon Leather, Jenni Stockan, David Yeates, Alex David Rogers, Patricia Miloslavich, David Obura, Octavio Aburto-Oropreza, Gonzalo Giribet, Robert H. Cowie, Benoît Fontaine, Philippe Bouchet, Gregory Mueller, Jessica L. Allen, Molly Grace, Matt W. Hayward.