Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- The State of Tropical Bird Biodiversity -- Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Tropical Birds -- Tropical Bird Extinctions -- Ecological Functions of Birds in the Tropics -- Fire and the Conservation of Tropical Birds -- Biotic Invasions and Tropical Birds -- Harvesting of Tropical Birds -- Climate Change Effects on Tropical Birds -- Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Tropics -- Conservation Prospects for Tropical Birds -- References -- Index
The state of tropical bird biodiversity -- Effects of habitat fragmentation on tropical birds -- Tropical bird extinctions -- Ecological functions of birds in the tropics -- Fire and the conservation of tropical birds -- Biotic invasions and tropical birds -- Harvesting of tropical birds -- Climate change effects on tropical birds -- Conservation of migratory birds in the tropics -- Conservation prospects for tropical birds
Summary
Conservation of Tropical Birds has been written by four conservation biologists whose expertise spans all the tropical regions of the world. It is the first book to cover all the major issues in tropical bird conservation. Current problems faced by tropical bird conservationists are summarised and potential solutions outlined based on the results of case studies. Birds are key indicators of ecosystem health, and such a well-studied group of organisms, that they provide an excellent lens through which to examine global conservation problems caused by phenomena such as climate change, declines in
