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Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
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
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
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-9910458106503321
Caro T. M (Timothy M.)  
Washington DC, : Island Press, 2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
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
Caro T. M (Timothy M.)  
Washington DC, : Island Press, 2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
Conservation by Proxy [[electronic resource] ] : Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species
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-9910811979603321
Caro T. M (Timothy M.)  
Washington DC, : Island Press, 2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui