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UNINA9910778146303321 |
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Titolo |
A practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna with contributions by David Allan ... [et al.] |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-619-1 |
1-4294-9789-0 |
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Edizione |
[Reprint ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (404 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SilkNicole |
CirunaKristine |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Freshwater biodiversity conservation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Nature Conservancy, c2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About Island Press / About The Nature Conservancy; Title Page; Copyrights Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments: The Development of A Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation; Ch. 1: The Global Challenge of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation; The Freshwater Crisis: Why Should We Care?; Our Challenge; Ch. 2: Freshwater Fundamentals: Watersheds, Freshwater Ecosystems and Freshwater Biodiversity; Watershed Form and Function; Freshwater Ecosystems and Their Variability; Freshwater Biodiversity; Ch. 3: Focusing Freshwater Conservation Efforts |
What Biodiversity Should Be Conserved and Where Should it be Conserved?How Can the Biodiversity be Most Effectively Conserved?; Integrating Regional and Conservation Area Planning; Ch. 4: Understanding Threats to Freshwater Biodiversity and Developing Effective Conservation Strategies; Introduction; Water Use and Management; Dams; Surface Water Diversions; Altered Bed and Bank Structure; Groundwater Exploitation; Land Use and Management; Agriculture; Urbanization and Industrialization; Forestry; Mining; Recreation; Overharvesting and Fisheries Management; Invasive Alien Species |
Ch. 5: Measuring Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation SuccessDesigning a Freshwater Monitoring Program: Purposes, |
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