Monitoring forest biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : improving conservation through ecologically-responsible management / / Toby Gardner |
Autore | Gardner Toby |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.75/16 |
Collana | The Earthscan Forest Library |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable forestry
Biodiversity conservation Forest biodiversity Forest management |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-54146-2
1-282-72647-1 9786612726477 1-84977-510-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Improving Conservation through Ecologically Responsible Management; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Purpose of this book: How can monitoring contribute to forest biodiversity conservation?; Structure and scope of the book; PART I: THE CONTEXT OF MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; CHAPTER 1 Biodiversity Conservation in Human-modified and Managed Forests; Biodiversity in logged forests; Biodiversity in regenerating forests; Biodiversity in agroforestry systems
Biodiversity in tree plantationsAn ecosystem approach to forest conservation; CHAPTER 2 The Origins and Development of Ecologically Responsible Forest Management; The origins of sustainable forest management (SFM); Sustainable forest management as a guiding vision versus a measurable standard; Criteria and indicators in forest management; CHAPTER 3 The Need for Forest Biodiversity Monitoring; Scientific uncertainty and biodiversity conservation in human-modified forest ecosystems; The purpose of biodiversity monitoring as a guide to management CHAPTER 4 A Typology of Approaches and Indicators for Monitoring Forest BiodiversityMonitoring approaches; Monitoring indicators; PART II: CHALLENGES FACING FOREST BIODIVERSITY MONITORING; CHAPTER 5 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Purpose; The challenge of setting conservation goals and objectives as a basis for management and monitoring; A growing crisis of credibility in the value and purpose of monitoring; The importance of definitions and terminology to provide clarity of purpose; CHAPTER 6 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Design The challenge of selecting appropriate indicators for biodiversity monitoringSetting management objectives and interpreting indicator change in biodiversity monitoring programmes; CHAPTER 7 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Reality; Adaptive forest management; Challenges to monitoring from governance and regulatory institutions; Cultural challenges to monitoring; PART III: AN OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; Chapter 8 Clarifying Purpose: An Operational Framework for Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Understanding the role of different monitoring approaches in forest managementUnderstanding the role of different indicators in the monitoring process; Bringing it all together: Implementing an operational framework for biodiversity monitoring as a guide to responsible forest management; CHAPTER 9 Setting Conservation Goals for Biodiversity Monitoring; Stakeholders and the value of biodiversity; Managing to conserve species and maintain ecological integrity; Selecting indicators to validate changes in forest condition; Selecting a reference condition to guide forest biodiversity monitoring CHAPTER 10 Setting Objectives for Biodiversity Monitoring |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458820903321 |
Gardner Toby | ||
London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monitoring forest biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : improving conservation through ecologically-responsible management / / Toby Gardner |
Autore | Gardner Toby |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.75/16 |
Collana | The Earthscan Forest Library |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable forestry
Biodiversity conservation Forest biodiversity Forest management |
ISBN |
1-136-54145-4
1-136-54146-2 1-282-72647-1 9786612726477 1-84977-510-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Improving Conservation through Ecologically Responsible Management; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Purpose of this book: How can monitoring contribute to forest biodiversity conservation?; Structure and scope of the book; PART I: THE CONTEXT OF MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; CHAPTER 1 Biodiversity Conservation in Human-modified and Managed Forests; Biodiversity in logged forests; Biodiversity in regenerating forests; Biodiversity in agroforestry systems
Biodiversity in tree plantationsAn ecosystem approach to forest conservation; CHAPTER 2 The Origins and Development of Ecologically Responsible Forest Management; The origins of sustainable forest management (SFM); Sustainable forest management as a guiding vision versus a measurable standard; Criteria and indicators in forest management; CHAPTER 3 The Need for Forest Biodiversity Monitoring; Scientific uncertainty and biodiversity conservation in human-modified forest ecosystems; The purpose of biodiversity monitoring as a guide to management CHAPTER 4 A Typology of Approaches and Indicators for Monitoring Forest BiodiversityMonitoring approaches; Monitoring indicators; PART II: CHALLENGES FACING FOREST BIODIVERSITY MONITORING; CHAPTER 5 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Purpose; The challenge of setting conservation goals and objectives as a basis for management and monitoring; A growing crisis of credibility in the value and purpose of monitoring; The importance of definitions and terminology to provide clarity of purpose; CHAPTER 6 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Design The challenge of selecting appropriate indicators for biodiversity monitoringSetting management objectives and interpreting indicator change in biodiversity monitoring programmes; CHAPTER 7 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Reality; Adaptive forest management; Challenges to monitoring from governance and regulatory institutions; Cultural challenges to monitoring; PART III: AN OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; Chapter 8 Clarifying Purpose: An Operational Framework for Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Understanding the role of different monitoring approaches in forest managementUnderstanding the role of different indicators in the monitoring process; Bringing it all together: Implementing an operational framework for biodiversity monitoring as a guide to responsible forest management; CHAPTER 9 Setting Conservation Goals for Biodiversity Monitoring; Stakeholders and the value of biodiversity; Managing to conserve species and maintain ecological integrity; Selecting indicators to validate changes in forest condition; Selecting a reference condition to guide forest biodiversity monitoring CHAPTER 10 Setting Objectives for Biodiversity Monitoring |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784946603321 |
Gardner Toby | ||
London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Monitoring forest biodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : improving conservation through ecologically-responsible management / / Toby Gardner |
Autore | Gardner Toby |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.75/16 |
Collana | The Earthscan Forest Library |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable forestry
Biodiversity conservation Forest biodiversity Forest management |
ISBN |
1-136-54145-4
1-136-54146-2 1-282-72647-1 9786612726477 1-84977-510-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Improving Conservation through Ecologically Responsible Management; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Purpose of this book: How can monitoring contribute to forest biodiversity conservation?; Structure and scope of the book; PART I: THE CONTEXT OF MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; CHAPTER 1 Biodiversity Conservation in Human-modified and Managed Forests; Biodiversity in logged forests; Biodiversity in regenerating forests; Biodiversity in agroforestry systems
Biodiversity in tree plantationsAn ecosystem approach to forest conservation; CHAPTER 2 The Origins and Development of Ecologically Responsible Forest Management; The origins of sustainable forest management (SFM); Sustainable forest management as a guiding vision versus a measurable standard; Criteria and indicators in forest management; CHAPTER 3 The Need for Forest Biodiversity Monitoring; Scientific uncertainty and biodiversity conservation in human-modified forest ecosystems; The purpose of biodiversity monitoring as a guide to management CHAPTER 4 A Typology of Approaches and Indicators for Monitoring Forest BiodiversityMonitoring approaches; Monitoring indicators; PART II: CHALLENGES FACING FOREST BIODIVERSITY MONITORING; CHAPTER 5 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Purpose; The challenge of setting conservation goals and objectives as a basis for management and monitoring; A growing crisis of credibility in the value and purpose of monitoring; The importance of definitions and terminology to provide clarity of purpose; CHAPTER 6 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Design The challenge of selecting appropriate indicators for biodiversity monitoringSetting management objectives and interpreting indicator change in biodiversity monitoring programmes; CHAPTER 7 Challenges to Monitoring: Problems of Reality; Adaptive forest management; Challenges to monitoring from governance and regulatory institutions; Cultural challenges to monitoring; PART III: AN OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING FOREST BIODIVERSITY; Chapter 8 Clarifying Purpose: An Operational Framework for Monitoring Forest Biodiversity Understanding the role of different monitoring approaches in forest managementUnderstanding the role of different indicators in the monitoring process; Bringing it all together: Implementing an operational framework for biodiversity monitoring as a guide to responsible forest management; CHAPTER 9 Setting Conservation Goals for Biodiversity Monitoring; Stakeholders and the value of biodiversity; Managing to conserve species and maintain ecological integrity; Selecting indicators to validate changes in forest condition; Selecting a reference condition to guide forest biodiversity monitoring CHAPTER 10 Setting Objectives for Biodiversity Monitoring |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828030903321 |
Gardner Toby | ||
London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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