Conservation by Proxy : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species

• Autore: Caro T. M (Timothy M.)
• Pubblicazione: Washington DC, : Island Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/16
• Soggetto topico: Conservation of natural resources; Electronic books. -- local; Environmental protection; Globalization
• Altri autori: GirlingSheila
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Buzzwords in Conservation Biology; Shortcuts; Biodiversity; Usage; Documentation; Remarkable Species; Scale; Surrogate Species in Systematic Conservation; Taxonomy of Surrogate Species; Other Terms; Difficulties in Surrogate Typology; Loose Definitions; Lax Terminology; Multiple Application and Purpose; Using the Same Species for Two Surrogate Tasks; Hidden Agendas and Research Displacement Activities; Summary; Chapter 2: Species Indicators of Biodiversity at a Large Scale; A Big Picture; Congruency of Species Richness ; Environmental Surrogates Higher Taxa; Congruency of Endemism; Congruency of Rarity; Congruency of Threatened Species; Complementarity and Congruency; Concordance between different Measures of Biodiversity; Global Scale; Continental Scale; Complementarity; Biodiversity Distribution and Protected Areas; Practical Application; Summary; Chapter 3: Species Indicators of Biodiversity in Reserve Selection; A Smaller Scale; Cross-Taxon Congruence of Species Richness; Within-Taxon Congruence of Species Richness; Taxon Subsets ; Higher Taxa; Morphospecies ; Congruency of Endemism, Congruency of Rarity, and Congruency of Threatened Species Concordance between Measures of Biodiversity; Species Richness and Endemism; Species Richness and Rarity; Species Richness and Threatened Species; Biodiversity Metrics; Congruency of Complementarity ; Species Richness; Other Biodiversity Measures; Persistence; Higher Taxa; Protected Area of Coverage; Marine Reserve Prioritization; Environmental Surrogates; Combining Environmental and Taxonomic Surrogates; Practical Issues; Summary; Chapter 4: Umbrella Species and Landscape Species; Three Conservation Goals ; Lambeck's Insight Umbrella Species by Taxon; Plants; Invertebrates; Mammals; Birds; Choosing an Appropriate Umbrella Species; Problems with Umbrella Species; Management Implications; Landscape Species; Summary; Chapter 5: Keystone, Engineering, and Foundation Species; The Keystone Species Concept; Classic Keystone Species; Wider Scope; Mesopredator Release in Temperate Ecosystems; Ecological Meltdown in the Neotropics; Keystone Introductions; Removing Invasive Species; Problems with Using Keystone Species as a Conservation Tool; Reasons for Continuing to Use Keystone Species ; Ecosystem Engineers Mechanisms of Habitat Modification; Examples of Ecosystem Engineers; Difficulties in using Ecosystem Engineers in Conservation; Advantages of Ecosystem Engineers; Foundation Species; Management Issues; Summary; Chapter 6: Environmental Indicator Species; Ecosystem Health and Biological Integrity; Environmental Indicators; Sentinel Species; Examples of the Uses of Environmental Indicator Species; Marine Pollution; Freshwater Pollution; River Modification; Marine Fisheries; Climate Change in Marine Ecosystems; Proliferation and Obfuscation of Terms; Summary ; Chapter 7: Ecological-Disturbance Indicator Species
• Sommario/riassunto: Because of the scope of conservation problems, biologists and managers often rely on ""surrogate"" species to act as proxies to represent larger conservation issues. In Conservation by Proxy, conservation biologist and field researcher Tim Caro offers systematic definitions of surrogate species concepts, explores the theories behind them, considers how surrogate species are chosen, examines evidence for and against their utility, and makes recommendations for their continued use.
• Titolo autorizzato: Conservation by Proxy
• ISBN: 1-59726-959-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811979603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II