1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462148103321

Titolo

Wildlife conservation in a changing climate [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jedediah F. Brodie, Eric Post, and Daniel F. Doak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-73327-7

0-226-07464-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 p.)

Classificazione

RB 10438

Altri autori (Persone)

BrodieJedediah F (Jedediah Farrell)

DoakDaniel F. <1961->

PostEric S (Eric Stephen)

Disciplina

333.95/4

Soggetti

Bioclimatology

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Wildlife conservation

Wildlife management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Climate Change and Wildlife Conservation -- 2. Recent and Future Climatic Change and Its Potential Implications for Species and Ecosystems -- 3. Natural Selection and Phenotypic Plasticity in Wildlife Adaptation to Climate Change -- 4. Demographic Approaches to Assessing Climate Change Impact: An Application to Pond-Breeding Frogs and Shifting Hydropatterns -- 5. Modeling Range Shifts for Invasive Vertebrates in Response to Climate Change -- 6. Can We Predict Climate-Driven Changes to Disease Dynamics? Applications for Theory and Management in the Face of Uncertainty -- 7. Rapid Assessment of Plant and Animal Vulnerability to Climate Change -- 8. Changing Rainfall and Obstructed Movements: Impact on African Ungulates -- 9. Ecological Eff ects of Climate Change on European Reptiles -- 10. Arctic Shorebirds: Conservation of a Moving Target in Changing Times -- 11. Island Species with Nowhere to Go -- 12. Retreat of the American Pika: Up the Mountain or into the Void? -- 13. Sensitivity of High Arctic Caribou Population Dynamics to



Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Weather Events -- 14. Harvest Models for Changing Environments -- 15. From Connect-the-Dots to Dynamic Networks: Maintaining and Enhancing Connectivity as a Strategy to Address Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife -- 16. Restoring Predators as a Hedge against Climate Change -- 17. Assisted Colonization of Wildlife Species at Risk from Climate Change -- 18. The Integration of Forest Science and Climate Change Policy to Safeguard Biodiversity in a Changing Climate -- 19. What to Expect and How to Plan for Wildlife Conservation in the Face of Climate Change -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Human-induced climate change is emerging as one of the gravest threats to biodiversity in history, and while a vast amount of literature on the ecological impact of climate change exists, very little has been dedicated to the management of wildlife populations and communities in the wake of unprecedented habitat changes. Wildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate is an essential resource, bringing together leaders in the fields of climate change ecology, wildlife population dynamics, and environmental policy to examine the impacts of climate change on populations of terrestrial vertebrates. Chapters assess the details of climate change ecology, including demographic implications for individual populations, evolutionary responses, impacts on movement patterns, alterations of species interactions, and predicting impacts across regions. The contributors also present a number of strategies by which conservationists and wildlife managers can counter or mitigate the impacts of climate change as well as increase the resilience of wildlife populations to such changes. A seminal contribution to the fields of ecology and conservation biology, Wildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate will serve as the spark that ignites a new direction of discussions about and action on the ecology and conservation of wildlife in a changing climate.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782441803321

Titolo

E-government in Asia : enabling public service innovation in the 21st century / / compiled & edited by James S.L. Yong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Times Editions, 2003

ISBN

981-261-910-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (521 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

YongJames S. L. <1959->

Disciplina

352.3/8/0285

Soggetti

Internet in public administration - Asia

Electronic government information - Asia

Administrative agencies - Asia - Data processing

Electronic data processing - Government policy - Asia

Asia Politics and government Computer network resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

cover; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; Contents; Scope; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; Vision; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; CHAPTER 10; CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 12; Perspectives; CHAPTER 13; CHAPTER 14; CHAPTER 15; CHAPTER 16; CHAPTER 17; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The authors conclude that industrial policy, rather than being a fixed blueprint from government, should enjoy the active involvement of all stakeholders in its formulation and implementation. This report advances some institutional reforms designed to underpin this process.