Habitat Fragmentation And Landscape Change
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Author | : David B. Lindenmayer |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2013-02-22 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 159726606X |
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Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. The book: synthesizes a large body of information from the scientific literature considers key theoretical principles for examining and predicting effects examines the range of effects that can arise explores ways of mitigating impacts reviews approaches to studying the problem discusses knowledge gaps and future areas for research and management Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change offers a unique mix of theoretical and practical information, outlining general principles and approaches and illustrating those principles with case studies from around the world. It represents a definitive overview and synthesis on the full range of topics that fall under the widely used but often vaguely defined term "habitat fragmentation."
Author | : Navjot S. Sodhi |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2010-01-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191574252 |
Download Conservation Biology for All Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included. The global biodiversity crisis is now unstoppable; what can be saved in the developing world will require an educated constituency in both the developing and developed world. Habitat loss is particularly acute in developing countries, which is of special concern because it tends to be these locations where the greatest species diversity and richest centres of endemism are to be found. Sadly, developing world conservation scientists have found it difficult to access an authoritative textbook, which is particularly ironic since it is these countries where the potential benefits of knowledge application are greatest. There is now an urgent need to educate the next generation of scientists in developing countries, so that they are in a better position to protect their natural resources.
Author | : David Lindenmayer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Environmental management |
ISBN | : 9780643093904 |
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This groundbreaking work brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change, and highlights the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conversation.
Author | : Gay A. Bradshaw |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3662052385 |
Download How Landscapes Change Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
North and South America share similar human and ecological histories and, increasingly, economic and social linkages. As such, issues of ecosystem functions and disruptions form a common thread among these cultures. This volume synthesizes the perspectives of several disciplines, such as ecology, anthropology, economy, and conservation biology. The chief goal is to gain an understanding of how human and ecological processes interact to affect ecosystem functions and species in the Americas. Throughout the text the emphasis is placed on habitat fragmentation. At the same time, the book provides an overview of current theory, methods, and approaches used in the analysis of ecosystem disruptions and fragmentation.
Author | : Chris J Kettle |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2014-09-12 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1780642032 |
Download Global Forest Fragmentation Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies. This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective. The ultimate goal of Global Forest Fragmentation is to provide a detailed scientific base to support future forest landscape management and planning to meet global environmental and societal needs.
Author | : Christian C. Voigt |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2015-12-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 3319252208 |
Download Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book focuses on central themes related to the conservation of bats. It details their response to land-use change and management practices, intensified urbanization and roost disturbance and loss. Increasing interactions between humans and bats as a result of hunting, disease relationships, occupation of human dwellings, and conflict over fruit crops are explored in depth. Finally, contributors highlight the roles that taxonomy, conservation networks and conservation psychology have to play in conserving this imperilled but vital taxon. With over 1300 species, bats are the second largest order of mammals, yet as the Anthropocene dawns, bat populations around the world are in decline. Greater understanding of the anthropogenic drivers of this decline and exploration of possible mitigation measures are urgently needed if we are to retain global bat diversity in the coming decades. This book brings together teams of international experts to provide a global review of current understanding and recommend directions for future research and mitigation.
Author | : Andrew F. Bennett |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Corridors |
ISBN | : 2831707447 |
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The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy. Examples are given of corridors both as pathways and as habitats in their own right. Includes detailed reviews of principles relevant to the design and management of corridors, their place in regional approaches to conservation planning, and recommendations for research and management.
Author | : Sharon K. Collinge |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2009-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0801891388 |
Download Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Ask airline passengers what they see as they gaze out the window, and they will describe a fragmented landscape: a patchwork of desert, woodlands, farmlands, and developed neighborhoods. Once-contiguous forests are now subdivided; tallgrass prairies that extended for thousands of miles are now crisscrossed by highways and byways. Whether the result of naturally occurring environmental changes or the product of seemingly unchecked human development, fractured lands significantly impact the planet’s biological diversity. In Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes, Sharon K. Collinge defines fragmentation, explains its various causes, and suggests ways that we can put our lands back together. Researchers have been studying the ecological effects of dismantling nature for decades. In this book, Collinge evaluates this body of research, expertly synthesizing all that is known about the ecology of fragmented landscapes. Expanding on the traditional coverage of this topic, Collinge also discusses disease ecology, restoration, conservation, and planning. Not since Richard T. T. Forman's classic Land Mosaics has there been a more comprehensive examination of landscape fragmentation. Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes is critical reading for ecologists, conservation biologists, and students alike.
Author | : Peter M. Kareiva |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0198808976 |
Download Effective Conservation Science Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This novel text assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challenging questions being asked in conservation science today, each of which will benefit from new experiments, new data, and new analyses. The book's principal aim is to inspire readers to tackle these uncomfortable issues head-on. A second goal is to be reflective and consider how the field has reacted to challenges to orthodoxy, and to what extent have or can these challenges advance conservation science. Furthermore, several chapters discuss how to guard against confirmation bias. The overall goal is that this book will lead to greater conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity by harnessing the engine of constructive scientific scepticism in service of better results.
Author | : Robert H. MacArthur |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780691088365 |
Download The Theory of Island Biogeography Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Population theory.