03687nam 22005774a 450 991095923070332120251116220250.01-59726-619-11-4294-9789-0(CKB)1000000000477669(EBL)3317410(OCoLC)923187149(SSID)ssj0000226106(PQKBManifestationID)11174196(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226106(PQKBWorkID)10257396(PQKB)11688211(MiAaPQ)EBC3317410(Au-PeEL)EBL3317410(CaPaEBR)ebr10161050(EXLCZ)99100000000047766920050623e20052004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation /edited by Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna with contributions by David Allan ... [et al.]Reprint ed.Washington, DC Island Pressc20051 online resource (404 p.)Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Nature Conservancy, c2004.1-59726-044-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 EffortsWhat 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 SpeciesCh. 5: Measuring Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation SuccessDesigning a Freshwater Monitoring Program: Purposes, Priorities, and Indicators; Designing a Freshwater Monitoring Program: Crucial Components of a Monitoring Program; Key to Conservation Success - Monitoring Within an Adaptive Management Framework; Appendices; Appendix A - Ecological Characteristics of Freshwater Ecosystem Type; Appendix B - Indicators of Freshwater Ecological Integrity; Contributors; IndexA Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation brings together knowledge and experience from conservation practitioners and experts around the world to help readers understand the global challenge of conserving biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems.Freshwater biodiversity conservationFreshwater biodiversity conservationFreshwater biodiversity conservation.333.95/2816Silk Nicole1857963Ciruna Kristine1857964MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959230703321A practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation4459136UNINA