Autore	Caro T. M (Timothy M.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington DC, : Island Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (394 p.)
Disciplina	333.95/16
Altri autori (Persone)	GirlingSheila
Soggetto topico	Conservation of natural resources Electronic books. -- local Environmental protection Globalization
ISBN	1-59726-959-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910791653803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bismarck, N.D., : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	333.72
Soggetto topico	Conservation of natural resources - North Dakota Natural resources - North Dakota - Management Conservation of natural resources Natural resources - Management
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Conservation communicator
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910701809203321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Reston, VA, : National Wildlife Federation
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Soggetto topico	Conservation of natural resources Birds - Conservation - United States Game protection - United States Wildlife conservation - United States Natural resources - United States Natural history - United States Conservation des ressources naturelles - États-Unis Birds - Conservation Game protection Natural history Natural resources Wildlife conservation Natuurbehoud Organisaties
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals. Directories.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNISA-996199368103316

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, : Island Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (333 p.)
Disciplina	333.72
Altri autori (Persone)	KnightRichard L WhiteJoseph Courtney <1960->
Soggetto topico	Conservation of natural resources
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59726-921-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	pt. 1. Agencies and institutions : the need for innovation -- pt. 2. A changing toolbox for conservation -- pt. 3. The radical center : finding common ground.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461521903321

Autore	Sutherland William J
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (295 p.)
Disciplina	333.9516
Soggetto topico	Biodiversity conservation Conservation of natural resources
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-31274-6 9786611312749 0-470-99935-7 0-470-99934-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Research, Management and Policy; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Assessing biodiversity; 2.1 Why assess biodiversity?; 2.2 Biodiversity assessment techniques; 2.2.1 Total species list; CASE STUDY Discovery and conservation the Saola; 2.2.2 Total genus or family list; 2.2.3 Parallel-line searches; 2.2.4 Habitat subsampling; 2.2.5 Uniform effort; 2.2.6 Time-restricted search; 2.2.7 Encounter rates; 2.2.8 Species discovery curves; 2.2.9 MacKinnon lists; 2.2.10 Timed species counts; 2.2.11 Recording absence; 2.2.12 Habitat feature assessment; 2.3 Documenting rarities 2.4 Collecting2.4.1 Labelling; 2.4.2 Preservatives; 2.4.3 Collecting plants; 2.4.4 Collecting fungi; 2.4.5 Collecting invertebrates; 2.4.6 Collecting fish; 2.4.7 Collecting amphibians; 2.4.8 Collecting reptiles; 2.4.9 Collecting birds; 2.4.10 Collecting mammals; 2.5 Ethnobotany; 2.6 Atlases; CASE STUDY Southern African frog atlas project; 2.7 Habitat mapping; 2.8 Remote sensing; 2.9 Databases; 3 Setting conservation priorities; 3.1 Why set conservation priorities?; 3.2 Prioritising species; 3.2.1 Vulnerability to extinction; 3.2.2 Taxonomic isolation; 3.2.3 What is a species? 3.2.4 Flagship species3.2.5 Introduced species; 3.2.6 Likelihood of species recovery; 3.2.7 Prioritising species within areas; 3.3 Prioritising habitats; 3.4 Hot spots of global biodiversity; 3.4.1 Endemic Bird Areas; 3.4.2 Centres of plant diversity; 3.4.3 Important Taxon Areas; 3.5 Prioritising areas and selecting reserves; 4 Monitoring; 4.1 Why monitor?; 4.2 Bias and accuracy; 4.2.1 Long-term data sets; 4.3 Sampling; 4.3.1 Stratified sampling; 4.3.2 Monitoring plots; 4.4 Indices and censuses; 4.5 Counting recognisable individuals; 4.6 Quadrats and strip transects 4.7 Distance sampling: line transects and point countsBOX 4.1 Estimating populations from point counts and line transects; 4.8 Mapping; 4.9 Mark-release-recapture; BOX 4.2 Population estimates from mark-release-recapture; 4.9.1 Frequency of capture; BOX 4.3 Population estimates from capture frequency; 4.10 Catch per unit effort; 4.11 Monitoring plants; 4.11.1 Total counts of plants; 4.11.2 Quadrats; 4.11.3 Seed sorting; 4.11.4 Measures of vegetation density; 4.12 Monitoring invertebrates; 4.12.1 Direct searching for invertebrates; 4.12.2 Beating for invertebrates 4.12.3 Water traps for invertebrates4.12.4 Light traps for invertebrates; 4.12.5 Emergence traps for invertebrates; 4.12.6 Pitfall traps for invertebrates; 4.12.7 Sweep, pond and t o w nets; 4.12.8 Benthic cores for invertebrates; 4.13 Monitoring fish; 4.13.1 Fish traps; 4.13.2 Gill and dip nets; 4.13.3 Electrofishing; 4.13.4 Transects and point counts for fish; 4.14 Monitoring amphibians; 4.14.1 Drift fencing and pitfall traps; 4.14.2 Direct counts of amphibians; 4.15 Monitoring reptiles; 4.15.1 Mark-release-recapture of reptiles; 4.15.2 Direct observations of reptiles; 4.16 Monitoring birds 4.16.1 Direct counts of birds
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910145742703321