Forested habitats and human-modified land-use effects on avian diversity [[electronic resource] /] / Alvaro Redondo-Brenes and Florencia Montagnini, editor[s]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (77 p.)
• Disciplina: 598.173097286
• Soggetto topico: Forest birds - Effect of forest management on - Costa Rica; Birds - Habitat - Conservation - Costa Rica; Rain forest conservation - Costa Rica; Land use - Environmental aspects - Costa Rica; Bird surveys - Costa Rica
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Redondo-BrenesAlvaro MontagniniFlorencia <1950->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FORESTED HABITATS AND HUMAN-MODIFIED LAND-USE EFFECTS ON AVIAN DIVERSITY ; FORESTED HABITATS AND HUMAN-MODIFIED LAND-USE EFFECTS ON AVIAN DIVERSITY ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; Chapter 1 BACKGROUND ON LAND-USE CHANGE ; LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION AND LAND-USE CHANGE EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE SPECIES ; IMPORTANCE OF THE LANDSCAPE MATRIX FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ; ENHANCING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION THROUGH BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS ; Chapter 2 COSTA RICA AND THE PATH OF THE TAPIR BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR; BIODIVERSITY IN COSTA RICA ; DEFORESTATION PATTERNS AND LAND-USE CHANGE IN COSTA RICAFORESTRY REGIME BEFORE THE 1970's ; THE INTERVENTIONIST FORESTRY REGIME IN THE 1970's AND 1980's ; FORESTRY REGIME OF THE 1990's ; STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION: PATH OF THE TAPIR BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR; DESIGN, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PTBC ; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ; LAND USE IN THE PATH OF THE TAPIR BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR ; Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODS ; DESCRIPTION OF THE HABITATS USED FOR EVALUATION OF BIRD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY ; BIRD SURVEYS ; DATA ANALYSIS ; Chapter 4 RESULTS ; BIRD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN THE PATH OF THE TAPIR BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR COMPARISON ACROSS SITES IN BIRD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY ; SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN ; Chapter 5 DISCUSSION ; CONTRIBUTION OF THE DIFFERENT LAND-USE TYPES TO BIRD DIVERSITY IN THE PTBC ; CONTRIBUTION OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS TO BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE CORRIDOR; ROLE OF AGROSILVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS IN BIRD SPECIES CONSERVATION AND POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVEMENT; ROLE OF HOMEGARDENS IN CONSERVATION OF AVIAN DIVERSITY IN THE PTBC; CONTRIBUTION OF SECONDARY FORESTS AND TREE PLANTATIONS TO BIRD CONSERVATION ; CONTRIBUTION OF HABITAT TYPES OF THE PTBC TO SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; INDEX ; Blank Page
• Titolo autorizzato: Forested habitats and human-modified land-use effects on avian diversity
• ISBN: 1-61324-621-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458002603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Birds - evolution, behavior and ecology.