University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global forest fragmentation: introduction / Chris J. Kettle and Lian Pin Koh -- The history of deforestation and forest fragmentation: a global perspective / Shonil Bhagwat -- Contemporary drivers of habitat fragmentation / William F. Laurance -- Forest fragmentation and biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes / Timm F. D�obert, Bruce L. Webber, Andrew D. Barnes, Katharine J.M. Dickinson and Raphael K. Didham -- Forest fragmentation genetics: what can genetics tell us about forest fragmentation? / Aline Finger, Ute Radespiel, Jan C. Habel and Chris J. Kettle -- Forest fragmentation and climate change / Richard T. Corlett -- Forest islands in an agricultural sea / Alexandra-Maria Klein, Virginie Boreux, J�urgen Bauhus, M. Jahi Chappell, Joern Fischer and Stacy M. Philpott -- Forest fragmentation and ecosystem function / Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Yangchen Lin, Sarah H. Luke, William A. Foster and Edgar C. Turner -- Beyond the mirror: tropical forest fragmentation and its impact on rural livelihoods / Claude A. Garcia and Laur�ene Feintrenie -- Governance failures and the fragmentation of tropical forests / Christopher Barr, Keith Barney and Sarah A. Laird -- Future forests: fantasy or facade? A synthesis / Chris J. Kettle, Rhett Harrison and Lian Pin Koh.