Richard Irwin Vane-Wright

Systematics Association

Peter L. Forey

Christopher John Humphries

Conservation of the Earth's diversity is one of the most important and daunting challenges faced by biologists and politicians alike. But exactly what (and why) we are trying to conserve remains a complicated and divisive question. This collection of essays features a diverse roster of internationally recognized experts who exemplify the wide range of views regarding how biodiversity should be defined--in terms of species numbers, categorization of landforms, different ecological levels, and as a dynamic and socio-political necessity for our own survival. In providing a synthesis of systematics and conservation, the book addresses problems such as matching species numbers, variety, and the systematic hierarchy assigned to geographic areas. In addition, the book outlines methods for selecting priority areas for conservation while challenging the concepts of "megadiversity" and "hotspots". Ecologists, taxonomists, conservation biologists, geographic information service managers, and those working for monitoring and land use organizations will want to read this book.

Systematics and Conservation Evaluation

Phillip Ronald Ackery

Robert Herbert Carcasson

P. R. Ackery

Campbell R. Smith

The result of more than 20 years of research and collaboration by international butterfly experts, this book is the first comprehensive catalogue to the butterfly fauna of any major tropical region and, as such, provides a basic research tool for any worker with an interest in African butterflies. Covering 3593 recognised species in 300 genera, it deals with about 20% of the world butterfly fauna. Included are entries for all genus-group, species-group and infra-subspecific names applicable to the Afrotropical butterflies, a total of about 14 000 names. This work has a more wide-ranging appea.

An Annotated Catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical Region

Carcasson's African Butterflies

Being an Account of the Natural History of the Danainae, a Subfamily of the Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae

Milkweed Butterflies, Their Cladistics and Biology

Richard Irwin Vane-Wright

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