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Evolution Lost
Evolution Lost
Statusa&ndTrerendssoffttheWorld’sVertebrates
Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Janine Griffiths, Samuel T. Turvey, Jonathan Loh and Ben Collen
Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Janine Griffiths, Samuel T. Turvey, Jonathan Loh and Ben Collen
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Evolution Lost Status and Trends of the World’s V
i We dedicat
ii “Extinction rates are now fast
iii Evo
iv Foreword In this International Year of Bi
v Preface With the publication of Evolution
vi Acknowledgements and Contributors We give
vii Birds Bird Red List Authority Cormorant Sp
WWF Living Planet Index: WWF Living Planet Index
ix Contents Chapter I. Vertebrata
Maps and Figures x Figure
xi Vital Statistics Vertebrates
xii Vital Statistics Fish Number of species: P
xiii Vital Statistics Amphibians Number of spe
xiv Vital Statistics Reptiles Number of specie
xv Vital Statistics Mammals Number of species:
xvi Vital Statistics Birds
xvii 2.0 1.8 1.6 2005 Index Value (1970 = 1
xvi
1 Vertebrata
2 Vertebrata Evolutionary History of Vertebrate
3 Biogeography of Verteb
Status and Trends of the World’s Vertebrates
5 Amphibians have the highest proportion of th
6 Threatened terr/fw vertebrate richness
7 Index Value (1970 = 1.0) 2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.
Figure 8: Evolutionary Distinctiveness shown with
9 Pisces
10 Pisces Evolutionary History of Fish
11 Biogeography of Fi
Status and Trends of the World’s Fish
13 Trends in fish populations The Living Plane
14 Threats to fish Aquatic habitats are routin
15 Agriculture
Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (
17 Evolution lost According to the IUCN Red Li
18 Evolution Lost case study Any species can b
19 Conservation Fish conservation efforts need
20 Amphibia
21 Amphibia Evolutionar
Biogeography of Amphibians
23 Status and Trends of the World’s
Trends in amphibian populations The Living Plane
25 Agriculture
Plate 30. Rhinoderma darwinii. Fitzinger: Bilder-
27 Evolution Lost case study One of the few am
Conservation Like all terrestrial vertebrates, h
29 Reptilia
Reptilia 30 Evolutiona
31 Biogeography of Reptiles Terr/fw reptile sp
Status and Trends of the World’s Reptiles
33 Trends in reptile populations The Living Pl
34 Agriculture
35 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endange
36 Evolution Lost case study Although the giant
37 Evolution lost According to the IUCN Red Li
38 Mammalia
39 Mammalia Evolutionary
40 Biogeography of Mammals Terrestrial mammal
41 The greatest species richness of threatene
42 Agriculture
43 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endange
Evolution lost Seventy-six mammal species are cl
45 Evolution Lost case study A species that is
46 Aves
47 Aves Evolutionary
48 Biogeography of Birds Terr/fw bird species
49 Some regions and countries have particularly
Index Value (1970 = 1.0) 2
51 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endang
Conservation As with other taxonomic groups, a s
53 Plate 55. Heteralocha acutirostris. Buller: A
54 Invertebrata
55 Invertebrata Are Verte
56 Biogeography of Invertebrates Status of the
57 A.
Within the marine environment, corals have receiv
59 Crayfish (590) Amphibians (6,260) Fish
60 Evolution lost Although invertebrate extinc
61 Conservation The conservation of the whole
62 Conclusions Humans and the Extinction Cri
63 Conclusions Humans and
64 Recent extinctions Compared to the backgrou
65 Evolution lost The threats to the world’s s
Historical image bibliography
67 Plate 30. Rhinoderma darwinii. Plate 33. Xeno
Glossary 68
69. References
41. C. Revenga, “Will There Be Enough Water?” (Wo
71. 84. R. J. Rao et al., “Population and Habita
126. M. J. Samways, M. A. McGeoch, T. R. New, Ins
Cover illustration by P.J. Smit of the okapi (Oka
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity