Connectivity conservation management : a global guide (with particular reference to mountain connectivity conservation) / / edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Wendy L. Francis and Michael Lockwood

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (411 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/16
• Soggetto topico: Biodiversity conservation - International cooperation; Conservation projects (Natural resources) - Indiana - Management - International cooperation; Natural areas - Protection - International cooperation; Nature conservation; Wildlife crossings - Protection - International cooperation; Protected areas
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FrancisWendy L LockwoodMichael WorboysGraeme
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Connectivity Conservation Management; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables, Boxes; Acknowledgements; Preface by Nikita Lopoukhine; Foreword by Gary Tabor; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; Part I: Setting the Context; Chapter 1: The Connectivity Conservation Imperative: Graeme L. Worboys; About connectivity conservation; Planning context; A global initiative; Potential connectivity conservation areas; Forecast futures; Four scenarios; An imperative for connectivity conservation; Origins, purpose and structure of this book ; Chapter 2: Connectivity Science: Charles C. Chester and Jodi A. HiltyIsland biogeography, metapopulation theory and landscape ecology; Scientific debate over the value of corridors; Connectivity conservation and climate change; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Scoping the Territory: Considerations for Connectivity Conservation Managers: Michael Lockwood; Natural considerations; Institutional considerations; Financial considerations; Social and individual considerations; Conclusion; Part II: Applied Connectivity Conservation Management: Case Material: Wendy L. Francis ; Chapter 4: Africotropical Connectivity Conservation InitiativesJoining the dots: Stewardship for connectivity conservation in the Cederberg Mountains, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Trevor Sandwith, Sean Ranger and Jaco Venter; Conserving connectivity in the Greater Virunga Landscape: Andrew J. Plumptre, Deo Kujirakwinja, Isaiah Owiunji,Edgar Buhanga, Deo Mbula and Aggrey Rwetsiba; Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Programme: A South African perspective: Kevan Zunckel; Chapter 5: Australian Connectivity Initiatives ; Australian Alps national parks: Enhancing connectivity through cooperation across borders: Gill Anderson and Rod AtkinsAustralian Alps to Atherton connectivity conservation corridor: Ian Pulsford, Graeme L. Worboys and Gary Howling; Ecological restoration in Gondwana link (south-western Australia): A convergence of thought and action: James E. M. Watson, Simon Judd, Brendan G. Mackey and Keith Bradby; Chapter 6: Indomalayan Connectivity Initiatives ; Creating biological corridors for conservation and development: A case study from Bhutan: Mingma Norbu Sherpa, Sangay Wangchuk and Eric WikramanayakeDeveloping conservation corridors and regional cooperation in the transboundary Sacred Himalayan Landscape: Nakul Chettri, Eklabya Sharma, Sabita Thapa, Yeshi Lama, Sangay Wangchuk and Brian Peniston; Establishing tropical rainforest connectivity in northern Sumatra: Challenges and opportunities: Wiratno Inung; Chapter 7: Nearctic Connectivity Initiatives; Conservation network in the southern Appalachian mountains: Hugh Irwin ; Greater northern Applalachian bioregion: Lawrence S. Hamilton and Stephen C. Trombulak
• Sommario/riassunto: In an era of climate change, deforestation and massive habitat loss, we can no longer rely on parks and protected areas as isolated 'islands of wilderness' to conserve and protect vital biodiversity. Increasing connections are being considered and made between protected areas and 'connectivity' thinking has started to expand to the regional and even the continental scale to match the challenges of conserving biodiversity in the face of global environmental change. This groundbreaking book is the first guide to connectivity conservation management at local, regional and continental scales. Writ
• Titolo autorizzato: Connectivity conservation management
• ISBN: 1-136-54404-6; 9786612617188; 1-282-61718-4; 1-136-54405-4; 1-84977-472-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458923803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II