MONARCHS IN A CHANGING WORLD: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF AN ICONIC BUTTERFLY
Book ID/图书代码： 03360014B76139
English Summary/英文概要： Monarch butterflies are among the most popular insect species in the world and are an icon for conservation groups and environmental education programs. Monarch caterpillars and adults are easily recognizable as welcome visitors to gardens in North America and beyond, and their spectacular migration in eastern North America (from breeding locations in Canada and the United States to overwintering sites in Mexico) has captured the imagination of the public.Monarch migration, behavior, and chemical ecology have been studied for decades. Yet many aspects of monarch biology have come to light in only the past few years. These aspects include questions regarding large-scale trends in monarch population sizes, monarch interactions with pathogens and insect predators, and monarch molecular genetics and large-scale evolution. A growing number of current research findings build on the observations of citizen scientists, who monitor monarch migration, reproduction, survival, and disease. Monarchs face new threats from humans as they navigate a changing landscape marked by deforestation, pesticides, genetically modified crops, and a changing climate, all of which place the future of monarchs and their amazing migration in peril.
To meet the demand for a timely synthesis of monarch biology, conservation and outreach, Monarchs in a Changing World summarizes recent developments in scientific research, highlights challenges and responses to threats to monarch conservation, and showcases the many ways that monarchs are used in citizen science programs, outreach, and education. It examines issues pertaining to the eastern and western North American migratory populations, as well as to monarchs in South America, the Pacific and Caribbean Islands, and Europe. The target audience includes entomologists, population biologists, conservation policymakers, and K–12 teachers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 黑脉金斑蝶是世界上最受欢迎的昆虫品种之一，同时也是各种研究小组及环境教育类项目探讨的经典内容。黑脉金斑蝶的毛虫和成虫对于北美极其北部地区的游客而言都是十分易于辨认的，而这些生物在北美东部地区的独特迁徙（从位于加拿大和美国的生于繁衍之地到前往墨西哥过冬）更是轻易的捕获了公众们的想象力。
人们研究黑脉金斑蝶的迁徙、行为及化学角度的个体生态学已长达数十年。然而许多有关于黑脉金斑蝶的生物学信息直至最近数年才慢慢为人们所知悉。这些新发现包括：黑脉金斑蝶数量大规模变化的相关问题，黑脉金斑蝶感染病原体及食虫动物的问题，以及黑脉金斑蝶的分子基因信息及大规模进化问题。城市科学家们对黑脉金斑蝶的迁移、再生产、存活和疾病进行掌控管理，而目前基于他们的观察研究所产生的研究数量也在不断增加。如今黑脉金斑蝶正面临着来自人类的新威胁：随着人类控制并通过采伐森林、大量灭虫，对庄稼、食物进行转基因改造改变着地形地貌，以及气候的变迁，黑脉金斑蝶及其原本令人类叹为观止的迁徙壮举如今已危在旦夕。
为及时形成有关于黑脉金斑蝶生物特性、相关讨论及相关延生领域的综合性知识，《瞬息世界中的黑脉金斑蝶》对近年来科学研究领域的发展成果进行总结，高度关注了黑脉金斑蝶交流研究所面临的挑战与反响，同时呈现了黑脉金斑蝶被用于城市科学项目、延展学科和教育上的许多方式。本书对附属于北美地区东西部迁徙的黑脉金斑蝶的许多问题进行了研讨，并对南美、太平洋及加勒比岛和欧洲地区的黑脉金斑蝶的习性进行了检验。本书所涉及的目标阅读群体有：昆虫学家、人口生物学家、政策制定者以及从幼儿园至十二年纪的相关教师。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况："几乎鲜有其他物种能够像黑脉金斑蝶这般紧攫人类的想象力，同时又为知识的吸收与创新提供如此多的内容与素材。《瞬息世界中的黑脉金斑蝶》可谓是以上两种特质的完美融合。"—杰西卡•海尔曼，诺特丹大学
"《瞬息世界中的黑脉金斑蝶》对于加强、延展并提升了我们对于黑脉金斑蝶的生物学理解的研究作品进行了总结，并格外地聚焦于主流的研究、对话及深入地致力于保存这一物种的其他努力，此外本书还就黑脉金斑蝶的生存范围及习性、其令人惊畏的北美东部地区的长距离迁徙之旅进行总结。本书为我们展现了大量丰富而有趣的话题，以供读者们进行发散性探讨。主要包括对黑脉金斑蝶数量波动性的研究以及对于黑脉金斑蝶个体生物特性的研究，涵盖了不同地区及全球，并对目前正在进行中的对话和人类调节行为进行反馈，这些努力有个人的、地区的、国家的，甚至超越国度而衍生至国际范畴。如果你对于将黑脉金斑蝶作为一种典型的生物体，并进行城市科学、科学素养以及环境教育类项目的研究探索而深感兴趣，那么本书一定会成为你此类知识的主要来源。"—史蒂文•M•瑞普特，医学博士，神经生物学领域杰出教授，希金斯家族神经科学教授，马萨诸塞大学医学院
"Few other species capture the imagination and provide fodder for knowledge and innovation like the monarch. Monarchs in a Changing World is a beautiful illustration of both."—Jessica Hellmann, University of Notre Dame
"Monarchs in a Changing World summarizes work that reinforces, extends, and ameliorates our understanding of the biology of the monarch butterfly, with a particular focus on key research, conservation, and outreach efforts that aim to preserve this species, its range and habitats, and its awe-inspiring long-distance migration in eastern North America. This book presents a variety of interesting and thought-provoking topics to readers. They range from studies on the population dynamics and ecology of monarchs in different areas around the globe to current and ongoing conservation and management efforts that span personal, local, state, national, and international boundaries. This book will serve as the key resource for those people interested in using monarch butterflies as a model organism in citizen science, science literacy, and environmental education programs."—Steven M. Reppert, MD, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts Medical School
About the Author/作者介绍： 卡伦•S•奥博郝瑟是明尼苏达大学渔业、野生动物及生物交流学院的一名教授。她参加了《瞬息世界中的黑脉金斑蝶：圣像蝴蝶之传记》及《黑脉金斑蝶传》等书籍的编纂工作。
凯利•R•奈尔现为明尼苏达大学一名传统生物项目的在读博士生。
索尼娅•阿尔提则是乔治亚大学奥德姆生物学院的一名教授和荣誉副院长。她曾参与《灵长目动物的传染疾病：行为、生物学及进化》等书的联合编纂。
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