Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation – serie
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Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds
Av Grzegorz Mikusiński, Jean-Michel Roberge m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
828 kr
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Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds is a unique review of current understanding of the relationships between forest birds and their changing environments. Large ecological changes are being driven by forest management, climate change, introduced pests and pathogens, abiotic disturbances, and …
Risks and Decisions for Conservation and Environmental Management
Av Mark Burgman, Michael Usher m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
1188 kr
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This book outlines how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment. The first part documents the psychology and philosophy of risk perception and assessment, introducing a taxonomy of uncertainty and the importance of context. It provides a critical examination of the use and abuse of …
Insect Species Conservation
Av T. R. New
Inbunden, 2009
1742 kr
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Insects are the most diverse and abundant animals that share our world, and conservation initiatives are increasingly needed and being implemented globally, to safe guard the wealth of individual species. This book provides sufficient background information, illustrated by examples from many parts …
Biodiversity in Dead Wood
Av Jogeir N. Stokland, Juha Siitonen m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1025 kr
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Fossils document the existence of trees and wood-associated organisms from almost 400 million years ago, and today there are between 400,000 and 1 million wood-inhabiting species in the world. This is the first book to synthesise the natural history and conservation needs of wood-inhabiting …
Impacts of Human Population on Wildlife
A British Perspective
Häftad, 2022
511 kr
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Wildlife and the countryside are highly valued by people in the UK, and for good reason. Healthy habitats are invaluable assets and promote human wellbeing. However, they are under increasing threat from, among other things, relentless urban expansion and intensive modern agriculture. These …
Birds and Climate Change
Impacts and Conservation Responses
Av James W. Pearce-Higgins, Rhys E. Green
Inbunden, 2014
1384 kr
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From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result …
Birds and Climate Change
Impacts and Conservation Responses
Av James W. Pearce-Higgins, Rhys E. Green
Häftad, 2014
1074 kr
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From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result …
Landslide Ecology
Av Lawrence R. Walker, Aaron B. Shiels
Häftad, 2012
1071 kr
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Despite their often dangerous and unpredictable nature, landslides provide fascinating templates for studying how soil organisms, plants and animals respond to such destruction. The emerging field of landslide ecology helps us understand these responses, aiding slope stabilisation and restoration …
Landslide Ecology
Av Lawrence R. Walker, Aaron B. Shiels
Inbunden, 2012
1595 kr
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Despite their often dangerous and unpredictable nature, landslides provide fascinating templates for studying how soil organisms, plants and animals respond to such destruction. The emerging field of landslide ecology helps us understand these responses, aiding slope stabilisation and restoration …
Ecology and Control of Introduced Plants
Av Judith H. Myers, Dawn Bazely
Inbunden, 2003
2182 kr
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The global spread of plant species by humans is both a fascinating large scale experiment and, in many cases, a major perturbation to native plant communities. Many of the most destructive weeds today have been intentionally introduced to new environments where they have had unexpected and …
Ecology and Control of Introduced Plants
Av Judith H. Myers, Dawn Bazely
Häftad, 2003
862 kr
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The global spread of plant species by humans is both a fascinating large scale experiment and, in many cases, a major perturbation to native plant communities. Many of the most destructive weeds today have been intentionally introduced to new environments where they have had unexpected and …
Invertebrate Conservation and Agricultural Ecosystems
Av T. R. New
Häftad, 2005
1058 kr
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Invertebrate Conservation and Agricultural Ecosystems explores the diverse interests of invertebrate conservation and agricultural production. It is both an introduction to invertebrate conservation biology for agriculturists and an introduction to crop protection for conservation biologists, …
Zoo Conservation Biology
Av John E. Fa, Stephan M. Funk m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
924 kr
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In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species conservation. Written by professionals involved in in situ conservation and restoration projects internationally, this is a critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence …
Cave Biology
Life in Darkness
Häftad, 2009
944 kr
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Biospeleology, the study of organisms that live in caves, has a tremendous potential to inform many aspects of modern biology; yet this area of knowledge remains largely anchored in neo-Lamarckian views of the natural world in both its approaches and jargon. Written for graduate students and …
The Ecology of Phytoplankton
Häftad, 2006
1400 kr
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Communities of microscopic plant life, or phytoplankton, dominate the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. This important new book by Colin Reynolds covers the adaptations, physiology and population dynamics of phytoplankton communities in lakes and rivers and oceans. It provides basic information on …
Assessing the Conservation Value of Freshwaters
An International Perspective
Av Philip J. Boon, Catherine M. Pringle
Häftad, 2009
813 kr
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Freshwater is a valuable resource for human populations, and has many uses such as water for drinking, hydroelectric power and recreation. This creates conflict between conservation and exploitation. This book explores various aspects of conservation evaluation, including the selection of important …
Ecology of Populations
Av Esa Ranta, Per Lundberg m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
878 kr
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The theme of the book is the distribution and abundance of organisms in space and time. The core of the book lies in how local births and deaths are tied to emigration and immigration processes, and how environmental variability at different scales affects population dynamics with stochastic …
Nonequilibrium Ecology
Av Klaus Rohde
Häftad, 2006
1009 kr
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Ecology has long been shaped by ideas that stress the sharing of resources and the competition for those resources, and by the assumption that populations and communities typically exist under equilibrium conditions in habitats saturated with both individuals and species. However, much evidence …
Mapping Species Distributions
Spatial Inference and Prediction
Häftad, 2010
908 kr
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Maps of species' distributions or habitat suitability are required for many aspects of environmental research, resource management and conservation planning. These include biodiversity assessment, reserve design, habitat management and restoration, species and habitat conservation plans and …
Systematic Conservation Planning
Av Chris Margules, Sahotra Sarkar
Häftad, 2007
1074 kr
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Systematic Conservation Planning provides a clear, comprehensive guide to the process of deriving a conservation area network for regions, which will best represent the biodiversity of regions in the most cost-effective way. The measurement of biodiversity, design of field sampling strategies, …
Ecosystem Functioning
Av Kurt Jax
Häftad, 2010
1318 kr
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In the face of decreasing biodiversity and ongoing global changes, maintaining ecosystem functioning is seen both as a means to preserve biological diversity as well as for safeguarding human well-being by securing the services ecosystems provide. The concept today is prominent in many fields of …
Large-Scale Landscape Experiments
Lessons from Tumut
Häftad, 2009
813 kr
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Landscape change and habitat fragmentation are key factors impacting biodiversity worldwide. These processes have many facets, each of which is usually studied in isolation. The Tumut Fragmentation Study has run for over 11 years and yielded extensive data on changes in both plant and animal …
Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment
Enhancing Ecosystem Services for Human Well-Being
Av Roel Slootweg, Asha Rajvanshi m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1025 kr
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Human induced development activities are introduced with insufficient attention to their consequences for our living environment, even in cases where environmental assessments have been carried out. This apparent lack of attention to biodiversity in environmental assessment is rooted in the …
Parasites in Ecological Communities
From Interactions to Ecosystems
Av Melanie J. Hatcher, Alison M. Dunn
Häftad, 2011
1025 kr
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Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites - long ignored in community ecology - are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting …
Species Conservation
Lessons from Islands
Av Jamieson A. Copsey, Simon A. Black m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
716 kr
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This book brings together leading conservation practitioners to reflect on their response to the current global biodiversity crisis, through the lens of island species recovery and management. Initial chapters cover the biological understanding of small population biology and the growing threat of …
Bird Conservation and Agriculture
Av Jeremy D. Wilson, Andrew D. Evans m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
895 kr
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Writing for researchers, professionals and graduate students, the authors summarize the collapse of populations of many farmland bird species in the twentieth century, one of the biggest conservation problems of the day. They firstly set the historical context of change in agriculture and bird …
Freshwater Biodiversity
Status, Threats and Conservation
Häftad, 2020
576 kr
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Growing human populations and higher demands for water impose increasing impacts and stresses upon freshwater biodiversity. Their combined effects have made these animals more endangered than their terrestrial and marine counterparts. Overuse and contamination of water, overexploitation and …
Habitat Suitability and Distribution Models
With Applications in R
Av Antoine Guisan, Wilfried Thuiller m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
786 kr
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This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of species and biodiversity. Beginning with the main theory behind ecological niches and species distributions, the book …
Habitat Suitability and Distribution Models
With Applications in R
Av Antoine Guisan, Wilfried Thuiller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1807 kr
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This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of species and biodiversity. Beginning with the main theory behind ecological niches and species distributions, the book …
Marine Protected Areas
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Inbunden, 2011
1531 kr
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Human-induced environmental disturbance - through fishery activities, coastal development, tourism and pollution - is a major challenge to the restoration and conservation of marine biodiversity. Synthesizing the latest research into marine biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, this …
