LEADER 03687nam 22005774a 450 001 9910959230703321 005 20251116220250.0 010 $a1-59726-619-1 010 $a1-4294-9789-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000477669 035 $a(EBL)3317410 035 $a(OCoLC)923187149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000226106 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174196 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226106 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10257396 035 $a(PQKB)11688211 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317410 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317410 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10161050 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000477669 100 $a20050623e20052004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation /$fedited by Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna with contributions by David Allan ... [et al.] 205 $aReprint ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cIsland Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: Boulder, Colo. : Nature Conservancy, c2004. 311 08$a1-59726-044-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAbout 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 327 $aWhat 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 327 $aCh. 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; Index 330 $aA 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. 517 3 $aFreshwater biodiversity conservation 606 $aFreshwater biodiversity conservation 615 0$aFreshwater biodiversity conservation. 676 $a333.95/2816 701 $aSilk$b Nicole$01857963 701 $aCiruna$b Kristine$01857964 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959230703321 996 $aA practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation$94459136 997 $aUNINA