The Anthropocene era has been marked by such significant human pressure that it has led to the sixth mass extinction. The Baseline Concept in Biodiversity Conservation interprets human domination of the Earth as the process of gradual landscape change, the execution of which is neither linear nor homogeneous.

This book is structured around three key questions: Where and when did everything go wrong? How do we define baseline states for biodiversity conservation strategies? How are reference states mobilized in a concrete way through case studies?

Today, biodiversity conservation faces a dilemma that this book sheds light on: return to states less modified by humans than today but in a world that has changed significantly; or, let the nature of tomorrow express itself where it still can but without a road map.

About the Author

Laurent Godet is a CNRS researcher at Nantes University, France. As a biogeographer, his research focuses on anthropization and its impacts on the spatial distribution of biodiversity from local to national scales.

Simon Dufour is a research professor at the University of Rennes 2, France. As a geographer, his research focuses on the mapping, dynamics and renaturation of river landscapes.

Anne-Julia Rollet is a research professor at the University of Rennes 2, France. As a geographer and hydrogeomorphologist, her research focuses on the physical functioning and management of watercourses.
All three are members of the LETG laboratory (UMR 6554).

Book Information
ISBN 9781786308887
Author Laurent Godet
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 676g