A practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna with contributions by David Allan ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2005
• Edizione: Reprint ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/2816
• Soggetto topico: Freshwater biodiversity conservation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SilkNicole CirunaKristine
• Note generali: Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Nature Conservancy, c2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Efforts ; What 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 ; Ch. 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation
• ISBN: 1-59726-619-1; 1-4294-9789-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451690703321
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