Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Americans and Their Forests: A Historical Geography. Williams, M.
The Forest and the Trees: A Guide to Excellent Forestry. Robinson, G.
Population Harvesting: Demographic Models of Fish, Forest, and Animal Resources . Getz, W. M. and Haight, R. G. 1989.
Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries: The Status of Plant Systematic, Collections, and Vegetation, Plus Recommendations for the Future. Campbell, D. G., and Hammond, H. D., editors. 1989.
Biotic Diversity in Southern Africa—Concepts and Conservation. Huntley, B.J., editor. 1989.
Amphibians and Roads. Langton, T. E. S., editor.1989.     

Depletion and Conservation of Japan's Forests

Book reviewed in this article:
The Green Archipelago: Forestry in Preindustrial Japan . Totman, C.
Conservation Biology: Outlook for the Future
Conservation for the Twentyfirst Century. Western, D., and Pearl, M., editors.
Conservation Biology: Hawai'I
Conservation Biology in Hawai'i. Stone, C. P., and Stone, D. B.
Important Recent Developments in Valuing Environmental Goods
Using Surveys to Value Public Goods: The Contingent Valuation Method. Mitchell, R. C., and Carson, R. T.
Tropical Forest Conservation: Getting the Act Together
The Future of the Tropical Rain Forest. Proceedings of an international conference organized by the Oxford Forestry Institute. McDermott, M. J., editor.
Saving the Tropical Forests. Gradwohl, J., and Greenberg, R.
Crop Breeders' Use of Gene Bank Collections
The Use of Plant Genetic Resources. Brown, A. H. D., Frankel, O.H., Marshall, D.R., and Williams, J. T., editors.     

Tropical Mammals

Book reviewed in this article:
The Asian Elephant. Ecology and Management. Sukumar, R.
Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros. Harcourt, C., and J. Thornback.
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals. A Field Guide. Emmons, L. E. with illustrations by Feer, F.
More on Tropical Mammals
The Indian Blackbuck. Ranjitsinh, M. K.
Plant Ecology: A Sheffieldocentric View
Comparative Plant Ecology: A Functional Approach to Common British Species. Grime, J. P., Hodgson, J. G., and Hunt, R.
Ecology in the Service of Development
Race to Save the Tropics: Ecology and Economics for a Sustainable Future. 1990. Goodland, R., editor.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia
Government Policies and Deforestation on Brazil's Amazon Region. Mahar, D.J.
"Ancient Forests": Valuable Data, Questionable Conclusions
Ancient Forests of the Pacific Northwest. Norse, Elliot A.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
For the Common Good. Daly, H. E., and Cobb, J. B., Jr.
The Disappearing Russian Forest: A Dilemma in Soviet Resource Management. Barr, B. M., and Braden, K. E.
Natural Resources for the 21st Century. Sampson, R. N., and Hair, D.
Managing Global Genetic Resources: The US National Plant Germplasm System. Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives. Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
National Forests: Policies for the Future. Volume 2: Protecting Biological Diversity. Wilcove, D. S. 1988.
Reforming the Forest Service. O'Toole, R. 1988.
Seeds and Sovereignty: The Use and Control of Genetic Resources. Kloppenburg, J. R., editor. 1988.
Viable Populations for Conservation. Soule, M. E., editor. 1987.
Models of Nature: Ecology, Conservation and Cultural Revolution in Soviet Russia. Weiner, D. R.
The Conservation of Australian Wetlands. McComb, A. J., and Lake, P. S., editors.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Research Priorities for Conservation Biology. Soulé, M. E., and Kohm, K.A., editors. 1989.
Evaluation of Biodiversity Projects. Committee on Criteria and Guidelines for the Evaluation of Projects Designed to Protect or Enhance Biodiversity. 1989.
The Ecology of Australia's Wet Tropics. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia. Volume 15. Kitching, R.L., editor 1988.
Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya. Schaller, G. B.
Tiger Moon. Sunquist, F., and Sunquist, M. 1988.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States. Benyus, J. M. 1989.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States. Benyus, J. M. 1989.
Books Received (September 1988-August 1989) (Some of the books in the list below may be reviewed in future issues.)     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Save The Birds. Diamond, A. W., R. L. Schreiber, R. T. Peterson, and W. Cronkite. 1989.
Ornithology. Gill, F. B. 1989.
Plant Population Genetics, Breeding, and Genetic Resources. Brown, A. H. D., Clegg, M. T., Kahler, A. L., and Weir, B. S. 1990.
WORLD BirdBase, the World Birder's Database. Santa Barbara Software Products
Keeping Options Alive. The Scientific Basis for Conserving Biodiversity. Reid, Walter V. and Miller, Kenton R. 1989.
Conserving the Worlds Biological Diversity. McNeely, Jeffrey A., Miller, Kenton R., Reid, Walter V., Mittermeier, Russell A., and Werner, Timothy B. 1990.     

Book Reviews

Environmental Ethics: Duties and Values in the Natural World. Rolston, H., III. 1988.
The First Resource: Wild Species in the North American Economy. Prescott-Allen, C., and Prescott-Allen, R. 1986.
Bureau of Land Management and Wildlife Protection Audubon Wildlife Report 1987. Di Silvestro, R L., editor. 1987.
Wildlife Management: Crocodiles and Alligators. Webb, G.J.W., Manolis, S. C., and White-head, P.J. 1987.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Expendable Future: U.S. Politics and the Protection of Biological Diversity. Tobin, R.
Australian Ecosystems: 200 Years of Utilization, Degradation and Reconstruction. Saunders, D. A., Hopkins, J. M., How, R.A., eds.
Ecosystems of Florida. Myers, R. and Ewel, J., editors.
Nature Reserves: Island Theory and Conservation Practice. Sha- fer, Craig L.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Plants in Danger: What Do We Know? David, S., Droop, S., Gregerson, T., Henson, O., Leon, C., Gilla-Lobos, J., Synge, H., and Zantovska, J.
Botanic Gardens and The World Conservation Strategy. Bramwell, D., Hamann, O., Heywood, W., and Synge, H., eds. 1987
Forest Conservation and the Forestry Master Plan for Sri Lanka: A Review. Ranjen Fernando and S. W. R. de A Samarasinghe, eds. 1988.
Pharmacopées Traditionnelles en Guyane. Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987.
Submission of New Books     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this artcle:
The Fall of a Sparrow. Ali, Salim. 1987.
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences-Animal and Plant Sciences-Supplement. Rao, C.N., ed. 1986.
Concise Flowers of the Himalaya Polunin, O., and Stainton, A. 1987.
Conservation for Productive Agriculture. Chopra, V. L., and T. N. Khoshoo, eds. 1986.
Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History. Centenary Publication of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1883–1983. Hawkins, R. E., ed. 1986.
The Ecology of Sumatra. Whitten A. J., Damanik, S. J., Anwar, J., and Hisyam, N. 1987.
The Ecology of Sulawesi. Whitten, A. J., Mustafa, M., and Henderson, G. S. 1987.     

Conservation Biology in Historical Perspective

Book reviewed in this article:
The American Conservation Movement: John Muir and His Legacy . Fox, S.
Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work. Meine, C.
An Overview of Biodiversity
Biodiversity. Wilson, E. O., editor.
Value of Biodiversity
Why Preserve Natural Variety? Norton, B.G.
Management of Common Property Resources
Proceedings of the Conference on Common Property Resource Management. Panel on Common Property Resource Management (Bromley, D. W., chair).
Conservation and Management of Bird Populations
The Pheasant: Ecology, Management and Conservation. Hill, D., and Robertson, P.
Ecology and Conservation of Grassland Birds. Goriup, P. D., editor.
Mammal Populations
Mammal Populations Mammal Population Studies. Harris, S., editor.
Taking a Stand for Forests
Last Stand of the Red Spruce . Mello, R. A.     

Book Reviews

Bioaccumulation - What Is Its Value for Risk Assessment? R. Nagel and R. Laskill (Editors): Bioaccumulation in Aquatic Systems - Contributions to the Assessment. Proceedings of an International Workshop, Berlin, 1990, Published 1991 Vch Weinheim, New York, Basel, Cambridge. 239pp. Illus.

Chemical Hazards, R.P.Cote and P.G.Wells (editors): Controlling Chemical Hazards; Fundamentals of the Management of Toxic Chemicals, 1991, publ. Unwin Hyman, London, distributed by Chapman and Hall, 310pp., price £40.00. ISBN 0-04-604002.     

Tropical Forest Management and Conservation of Biodiversity: an Overview

This paper is a much abridged version of World Bank Environment Department Paper 75, “Biodiversity Conservation in the Context of Tropical Forest Management,” by the same authors. It is the first paper in the bank's Impact Studies Series, which addresses the broader questions of the positive and negative effects of human activities on biodiversity. A more complete set of data supporting the arguments herein are in the appendices and text of the World Bank paper, which can be accessed from http://www.worldbank.org/biodiversity .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
A Morally Deep World: An Essay on Moral Significance and Environmental Ethics. Johnson, L. E.
Discordant Harmonies. Botkin, D. B.
The Preservation and Valuation of Biological Resources. Orians, G. H., Brown, G. M., Kunin, W. E., and Swierzbinski, J. E., editors.
Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation. Harrison, C. S.
Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation. Robinson, J.G., and Redford, K. H., editors.     

金钟藤的地理分布

对已有的标本信息进行研究，并对野外做进一步的补充调查，结果表明，金钟藤虽然主要分布于热带，但亚热带也有分布；以往认为该种是热带植物的观点是不确切的。金钟藤的地理分布原有三个中心，第一个是中国的海南岛；第二个是加里曼丹岛（现在的马来西亚的沙劳越和印尼的东加里曼丹岛）；第三个在中越边界的是越南北部的沙巴、先安等，老挝的湄公河流域，以及中国广西、云南靠近越老边界的地区。而广州及其附近地区正逐渐成为金钟藤新崛起的一个分布中心。     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this atricle:
Fish Populations: Light at the Start of the Tunnel Dynamics of Marine Fish Populations. Rothschild, Brian. 1986.
Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii. Mooney, H. A., and Drake, J. A., eds. 1986.
Amazonia Rain Forests: Ecosystem Disturbance and Recovery. Jordan, C. F., ed. 1987.
Gene Banks and the Worlds Food. Plucknett, Donald L.; Smith, Nigel J. H.; Williams, J. T.; and Anishetty, N. Murthi. 1987.
North Key Largo, Florida Habitat Conservation Plan. Siemon, C. L.; Larsen, W. U.; and Purdy, J. D. 1986.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Cultural Norms, War and the Environment. Westing, A. H., editor. 1988.
Environmental Warfare: A Technical, Legal and Policy Appraisal. Westing, A. H., editor. 1984.
Herbicides in War: The Longterm Ecological and Human Consequences. Westing, A. H., editor. 1984.
Explosive Remnants of War: Mitigating the Environmental Effects. Westing, A.H., editor. 1985.
Global Resources and International Conflict: Environmental Factors in Strategic Policy and Action. Westing, A. H., editor. 1986.     

Changes in herd stallions among feral horse bands and the absence of forced copulation and induced abortion

Summary Forced copulation and induced abortion were investigated in a herd of feral horses inhabiting a coastal barrier island. Eight mares were diagnosed pregnant in August and October 1989 by means of urinary and fecal steroid metabolites, prior to documented changes in herd stallions. These mares were observed for harassment and forced copulation by the new stallions and for the presence of foals during the spring and summer of 1990. No incidents of harassment or attempts at forced copulation were witnessed and seven of the eight mares produced foals in 1990. These data indicate that forced copulation and induced abortion are not common events among all feral horse herds and suggest reinvestigation of this hypothesized phenomenon.itOffprint requests to: J.F. Kirkpatrick     

Implementing Ecosystem Management in Public Agencies: Lessons from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service

Abstract:  Ecosystem management was formally adopted over a decade ago by many U.S. natural resource agencies, including the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. This approach calls for management based on stakeholder collaboration; interagency cooperation; integration of scientific, social, and economic information; preservation of ecological processes; and adaptive management. Results of previous studies indicate differences in the extent to which particular components of ecosystem management would be implemented within the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and suggest a number of barriers thought to impede implementation. Drawing on survey and interview data from agency personnel and stakeholders, we compared levels of ecosystem-management implementation in the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and identified the most important barriers to implementation. Agency personnel perceived similarly high levels of implementation on many ecosystem-management components, whereas stakeholders perceived lower levels. Agencies were most challenged by implementation of preservation of ecological processes, adaptive management, and integration of social and economic information, whereas the most significant barriers to implementation were political, cultural, and legal.