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Recommended Readings in Biodiversity
THE GLOSSARY of E. O. Wilson’s 1992 book, The Diversity of Life, identified more than 200 key terms and notable individuals important to a cogent discussion and understanding of the evolution of biodiversity. By 2008, the glossary of Chivian and Bernstein’s Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity (see McNeely et al. 2008 and Pimm et al. 2008 for the reference) conveyed recent growth in biodiversity science through its more than 1,600 important terms and concepts. Scientific narrative about biodiversity has proliferated in recent years. Within this growing scientific literature, the following recommended readings represent a very small, though satisfying, selection that may be of interest to the readers of Park Science, and address basic concepts and principles, syntheses and integrated states of knowledge, nexuses with evolution, and specific considerations across different ecosystem types.
Barnosky, A. D., E. A. Hadly, B. A. Maurer, and M. I. Christie. 2001. Temperate terrestrial vertebrate fauna in North and South America: Interplay of ecology, evolution, and geography with biodiversity. Conservation Biology 15:658–674.
Brito, J. C., R. Godinho, F. Martínez-Freiría, J. M. Pleguezuelos, H. Rebelo, X. Santos, C. G. Vale, G. Velo-Anton, Z. Boratynski, S. B. Carvalho, S. Ferreira, D. V. Goncalves, T. L. Silva, P. Tarroso, J. C. Campos, J. V. Leite, J. Nogueira, F. Alvares, N. Sillero, A. S. Sow, S. Fahd, P. Crochet, and S. Carranza. 2014. Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the SaharaSahel. Biological Reviews 89(1):215–231. doi:10.1111/brv.12049. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12049.
Cardinale, B. J., J. E. Duffy, A. Gonzalez, D. U. Hooper, C. Perrings, P. Venail, A. Narwani, G. M. Mace, D. Tilman, D. A. Wardle, A. P. Kinzig, G. C. Daily, M. Loreau, J. B. Grace, A. Larigauderie, D. S. Srivastava, and S. Naeem. 2012. Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity. Nature 486:59–67.
Chapin, F. S., E. S. Zavaleta, V. T. Eviners, R. L. Naylor, P. M. Vitousek, H. L. Reynolds, D. U. Hooper, S. Lavorel, O. E. Sala, S. E. Hobbie, M. C. Mack, and S. Diaz. 2000. Consequences of changing biodiversity. Nature 403:234–242.
Davies, R. G., C. D. L. Orme, V. Olson, G. H. Thomas, S. G. Ross, T. Ding, P. C. Rasmussen, A. J. Stattersfield, P. M. Bennett, T. M. Blackburn, I. P. F. Owens, and K. J. Gaston. 2006. Human impacts and the global distribution of extinction risk. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273:2127–2133.
Folke, C., S. Carpenter, B. Walker, M. Scheffer, T. Elmqvist, L. Gunderson, and C. S. Holling. 2004. Regime shifts, resilience, and biodiversity in ecosystem management. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 35:557–581.
Grant, F., J. Mergeay, L. Santamaria, J. Young, and A. D. Watts, editors. 2010. Evolution and biodiversity: The evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change. Report of an electronic conference, March 2010. 98 pp.
Hooper, D. U., E. C. Adair, B. J. Cardinale, J. E. K. Byrnes, B. A. Hungate, K. L. Matulich, A. Gonzalez, J. E. Duffy, L. Gamfeldt, and M. I. O’Connor. 2012. A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change. Nature 486:105–108.
Kerr, B., M. A. Riley, M. W. Feldman, and B. J. M. Bonhannan. 2002. Local dispersal promotes biodiversity in a real-life game of rock-paperscissors. Nature 418:171–174.
Lavergne, S., N. Mouquet, W. Thuiller, and O. Ronce. 2010. Biodiversity and climate change: Integrating evolutionary and ecological responses of species and communities. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 41:321–350.
de Manzancourt, C., E. Johnson, and T. G. Barraclough. 2008. Biodiversity inhibits species’ evolutionary responses to changing environments. Ecology Letters 11:380–388.
McNeely, J. A., E. Sterling, and K. J. Mulongoy. 2008. What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity. Pages 407–429 in E. Chivian and A. Bernstein, editors. Sustaining life: How human health depends on biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Myers, N. 1993. Biodiversity and the precautionary principle. Ambio 22:74–79.
Pimm, S. L., M. A. S. Alves, E. Chivian, and A. Bernstein. 2008. What is biodiversity? Pages 3–27 in E. Chivian and A. Bernstein, editors. Sustaining life: How human health depends on biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Pimm, S. L., C. N. Jenkins, R. Abell, T. M. Brooks, J. L. Gittelman, L. N. Joppa, P. H. Raven, C. M. Roberts, and J. O. Sexton. 2014. The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection. Science 344(6187). http://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6187/1246752.full
Santamaria, L., and P. F. Mendez. 2012. Evolution in biodiversity policy—Current gaps and future needs. Evolutionary Applications 5:202–218. doi:10.1111/j.1752 -4571.2011.00229.x.
Wamer, R. M. 2014. Conserving marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Co-evolution and interaction with the law of the sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 1:6. doi:10.3389/fmars.2014.00006. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2014.00006/full
Wilson, E. O. 1988. Biodiversity. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
Wilson, E. O. 1992. The diversity of life. W. W. Norton, New York, New York, USA.
Barnosky, A. D., E. A. Hadly, B. A. Maurer, and M. I. Christie. 2001. Temperate terrestrial vertebrate fauna in North and South America: Interplay of ecology, evolution, and geography with biodiversity. Conservation Biology 15:658–674.
Brito, J. C., R. Godinho, F. Martínez-Freiría, J. M. Pleguezuelos, H. Rebelo, X. Santos, C. G. Vale, G. Velo-Anton, Z. Boratynski, S. B. Carvalho, S. Ferreira, D. V. Goncalves, T. L. Silva, P. Tarroso, J. C. Campos, J. V. Leite, J. Nogueira, F. Alvares, N. Sillero, A. S. Sow, S. Fahd, P. Crochet, and S. Carranza. 2014. Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the SaharaSahel. Biological Reviews 89(1):215–231. doi:10.1111/brv.12049. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12049.
Cardinale, B. J., J. E. Duffy, A. Gonzalez, D. U. Hooper, C. Perrings, P. Venail, A. Narwani, G. M. Mace, D. Tilman, D. A. Wardle, A. P. Kinzig, G. C. Daily, M. Loreau, J. B. Grace, A. Larigauderie, D. S. Srivastava, and S. Naeem. 2012. Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity. Nature 486:59–67.
Chapin, F. S., E. S. Zavaleta, V. T. Eviners, R. L. Naylor, P. M. Vitousek, H. L. Reynolds, D. U. Hooper, S. Lavorel, O. E. Sala, S. E. Hobbie, M. C. Mack, and S. Diaz. 2000. Consequences of changing biodiversity. Nature 403:234–242.
Davies, R. G., C. D. L. Orme, V. Olson, G. H. Thomas, S. G. Ross, T. Ding, P. C. Rasmussen, A. J. Stattersfield, P. M. Bennett, T. M. Blackburn, I. P. F. Owens, and K. J. Gaston. 2006. Human impacts and the global distribution of extinction risk. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273:2127–2133.
Folke, C., S. Carpenter, B. Walker, M. Scheffer, T. Elmqvist, L. Gunderson, and C. S. Holling. 2004. Regime shifts, resilience, and biodiversity in ecosystem management. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 35:557–581.
Grant, F., J. Mergeay, L. Santamaria, J. Young, and A. D. Watts, editors. 2010. Evolution and biodiversity: The evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change. Report of an electronic conference, March 2010. 98 pp.
Hooper, D. U., E. C. Adair, B. J. Cardinale, J. E. K. Byrnes, B. A. Hungate, K. L. Matulich, A. Gonzalez, J. E. Duffy, L. Gamfeldt, and M. I. O’Connor. 2012. A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change. Nature 486:105–108.
Kerr, B., M. A. Riley, M. W. Feldman, and B. J. M. Bonhannan. 2002. Local dispersal promotes biodiversity in a real-life game of rock-paperscissors. Nature 418:171–174.
Lavergne, S., N. Mouquet, W. Thuiller, and O. Ronce. 2010. Biodiversity and climate change: Integrating evolutionary and ecological responses of species and communities. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 41:321–350.
de Manzancourt, C., E. Johnson, and T. G. Barraclough. 2008. Biodiversity inhibits species’ evolutionary responses to changing environments. Ecology Letters 11:380–388.
McNeely, J. A., E. Sterling, and K. J. Mulongoy. 2008. What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity. Pages 407–429 in E. Chivian and A. Bernstein, editors. Sustaining life: How human health depends on biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Myers, N. 1993. Biodiversity and the precautionary principle. Ambio 22:74–79.
Pimm, S. L., M. A. S. Alves, E. Chivian, and A. Bernstein. 2008. What is biodiversity? Pages 3–27 in E. Chivian and A. Bernstein, editors. Sustaining life: How human health depends on biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Pimm, S. L., C. N. Jenkins, R. Abell, T. M. Brooks, J. L. Gittelman, L. N. Joppa, P. H. Raven, C. M. Roberts, and J. O. Sexton. 2014. The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection. Science 344(6187). http://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6187/1246752.full
Santamaria, L., and P. F. Mendez. 2012. Evolution in biodiversity policy—Current gaps and future needs. Evolutionary Applications 5:202–218. doi:10.1111/j.1752 -4571.2011.00229.x.
Wamer, R. M. 2014. Conserving marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Co-evolution and interaction with the law of the sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 1:6. doi:10.3389/fmars.2014.00006. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2014.00006/full
Wilson, E. O. 1988. Biodiversity. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
Wilson, E. O. 1992. The diversity of life. W. W. Norton, New York, New York, USA.