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Conservation biology [[electronic resource] ] : voices from the tropics / / [edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven
| Conservation biology [[electronic resource] ] : voices from the tropics / / [edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SodhiNavjot S
GibsonLuke RavenPeter H |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature conservation - Tropics
Conservation biology - Tropics |
| ISBN |
1-118-67983-0
1-118-67981-4 1-118-67980-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Remembering Navjot Sodhi: An Inspiring Mentor, Scholar, and Friend; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Giving a Voice to the Tropics; References; PART 1: From Within the Region; Section 1: Africa; CHAPTER 2: Conservation Paradigms Seen through the Eyes of Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Summary; Conservation paradigms; Paradigms in wildlife species conservation; Great apes and conservation paradigms; Conservation and bonobos in DRC; Bonobos: part of a failing conservation paradigm?
Implications for conservation of bonobosBonobos and parks as a conservation paradigm; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 3: Governance for Effective and Efficient Conservation in Ethiopia; Summary; Introduction; Babile Elephant Sanctuary; Nech Sar National Park; Kafta Sheraro National Park; Agricultural investment in southern Ethiopia; Synthesis; The way forward; References; CHAPTER 4: Wildlife in Jeopardy Inside and Outside Protected Areas in Côte d'Ivoire: The Combined Effects of Disorganization, Lack of Awareness, and Institutional Weakness; Summary; Introduction Disorganization of the conservation sector in Côte d'IvoireLack of awareness at multiple levels; Institutional weakness in the field of conservation; Conclusion and recommendations; References; CHAPTER 5: Conservation Challenges for Madagascar in the Next Decade; Summary; The State of Madagascar's Biodiversity; Conservation Progress; Threats to Madagascar's Biodiversity; Challenges; Stopping the illegal exploitation of animals; Sustaining the Expanded Protected Area Network; Reducing the destruction of natural resources; Strengthening the effectiveness of forest management Improving Benefits Sharing and Equitable Use of Natural ResourcesEnsuring that Science Is Better Used to Support Conservation; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 6: Conservation in Mauritius and Rodrigues: Challenges and Achievements from Two Ecologically Devastated Oceanic Islands; Summary; Introduction; Daunting Conservation Challenges; Conservtion and Successes; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Design and Outcomes of Community Forest Conservation Initiatives in Cross River State of Nigeria: A Foundation for REDD+?; Summary; Introduction Context and drivers for community forestry in CRS, NigeriaDonor Interventions and Accomplishments; The DFID CRS Community Forestry Project (CRSCFP): 1999-2002; Analysis and Discussion; Project capacity; FMCs' capacity; System builders: a major prerequisite for effective and impactful community conservation projects; A Case Study on a Local Systems Builder; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; CHAPTER 8: Shades of Green: Conservation in the Developing Environment of Tanzania; Summary; Introduction; The Lake Natron Soda Ash Project; The Kitulo National Park Arguing for Sustainable Development and Conservation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141836803321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conservation biology : voices from the tropics / / [edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven
| Conservation biology : voices from the tropics / / [edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SodhiNavjot S
GibsonLuke RavenPeter H |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature conservation - Tropics
Conservation biology - Tropics |
| ISBN |
9781118679838
1118679830 9781118679814 1118679814 9781118679807 1118679806 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Remembering Navjot Sodhi: An Inspiring Mentor, Scholar, and Friend; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Giving a Voice to the Tropics; References; PART 1: From Within the Region; Section 1: Africa; CHAPTER 2: Conservation Paradigms Seen through the Eyes of Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Summary; Conservation paradigms; Paradigms in wildlife species conservation; Great apes and conservation paradigms; Conservation and bonobos in DRC; Bonobos: part of a failing conservation paradigm?
Implications for conservation of bonobosBonobos and parks as a conservation paradigm; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 3: Governance for Effective and Efficient Conservation in Ethiopia; Summary; Introduction; Babile Elephant Sanctuary; Nech Sar National Park; Kafta Sheraro National Park; Agricultural investment in southern Ethiopia; Synthesis; The way forward; References; CHAPTER 4: Wildlife in Jeopardy Inside and Outside Protected Areas in Côte d'Ivoire: The Combined Effects of Disorganization, Lack of Awareness, and Institutional Weakness; Summary; Introduction Disorganization of the conservation sector in Côte d'IvoireLack of awareness at multiple levels; Institutional weakness in the field of conservation; Conclusion and recommendations; References; CHAPTER 5: Conservation Challenges for Madagascar in the Next Decade; Summary; The State of Madagascar's Biodiversity; Conservation Progress; Threats to Madagascar's Biodiversity; Challenges; Stopping the illegal exploitation of animals; Sustaining the Expanded Protected Area Network; Reducing the destruction of natural resources; Strengthening the effectiveness of forest management Improving Benefits Sharing and Equitable Use of Natural ResourcesEnsuring that Science Is Better Used to Support Conservation; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 6: Conservation in Mauritius and Rodrigues: Challenges and Achievements from Two Ecologically Devastated Oceanic Islands; Summary; Introduction; Daunting Conservation Challenges; Conservtion and Successes; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Design and Outcomes of Community Forest Conservation Initiatives in Cross River State of Nigeria: A Foundation for REDD+?; Summary; Introduction Context and drivers for community forestry in CRS, NigeriaDonor Interventions and Accomplishments; The DFID CRS Community Forestry Project (CRSCFP): 1999-2002; Analysis and Discussion; Project capacity; FMCs' capacity; System builders: a major prerequisite for effective and impactful community conservation projects; A Case Study on a Local Systems Builder; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; CHAPTER 8: Shades of Green: Conservation in the Developing Environment of Tanzania; Summary; Introduction; The Lake Natron Soda Ash Project; The Kitulo National Park Arguing for Sustainable Development and Conservation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816858703321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conservation biology for all / / edited by Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich
| Conservation biology for all / / edited by Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) ; pdf file |
| Disciplina | 333.9516 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SodhiNavjot S
EhrlichPaul R |
| Collana | Oxford biology Conservation biology for all |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Biodiversity |
| ISBN |
9786612730689
9780199554249 0199554242 9780191574252 0191574252 9781282730687 1282730681 9780191720666 0191720666 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction; Introduction Box 1: Human population and conservation; Introduction Box 2: Ecoethics; 1: Conservation biology: past and present; 1.1 Historical foundations of conservation biology; Box 1.1: Traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation; 1.2 Establishing a new interdisciplinary field; 1.3 Consolidation: conservation biology secures its niche; 1.4 Years of growth and evolution; Box 1.2: Conservation in the Philippines; 1.5 Conservation biology: a work in progress; Summary; Suggested reading
Relevant websites 2: Biodiversity; 2.1 How much biodiversity is there?; 2.2 How has biodiversity changed through time?; 2.3 Where is biodiversity?; 2.4 In conclusion; Box 2.1: Invaluable biodiversity inventories; Summary; Suggested reading; Relevant websites; 3: Ecosystem functions and services; 3.1 Climate and the Biogeochemical Cycles; 3.2 Regulation of the Hydrologic Cycle; 3.3 Soils and Erosion; 3.4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function; Box 3.1: The costs of large-mammal extinctions; Box 3.2: Carnivore conservation; Box 3.3: Ecosystem services and agroecosystems in a landscape context 3.5 Mobile Links Box 3.4: Conservation of plant-animal mutualisms; Box 3.5: Consequences of pollinator decline for the global food supply; 3.6 Nature's Cures versus Emerging Diseases; 3.7 Valuing Ecosystem Services; Summary; Relevant websites; Acknowledgements; 4: Habitat destruction: death by a thousand cuts; 4.1 Habitat loss and fragmentation; 4.2 Geography of habitat loss; Box 4.1: The changing drivers of tropical deforestation; 4.3 Loss of biomes and ecosystems; Box 4.2: Boreal forest management: harvest, natural disturbance, and climate change; 4.4 Land-use intensification and abandonment Box 4.3: Human impacts on marine ecosystems Summary; Suggested reading; Relevant websites; 5: Habitat fragmentation and landscape change; 5.1 Understanding the effects of landscape change; 5.2 Biophysical aspects of landscape change; 5.3 Effects of landscape change on species; Box 5.1: Time lags and extinction debt in fragmented landscapes; 5.4 Effects of landscape change on communities; 5.5 Temporal change in fragmented landscapes; 5.6 Conservation in fragmented landscapes; Box 5.2: Gondwana Link: a major landscape reconnection project; Box 5.3: Rewilding; Summary; Suggested reading Relevant websites 6: Over harvesting; 6.1 A brief history of exploitation; 6.2 Over exploitation in tropical forests; 6.3 Over exploitation in aquatic ecosystems; 6.4 Cascading effects of over exploitation on ecosystems; Box 6.1: The state of fisheries; 6.5 Managing over exploitation; Box 6.2: Managing the exploitation of wildlife in tropical forests; Summary; Relevant websites; 7: Invasive species; Box 7.1: Native invasives; Box 7.2: Invasive species in New Zealand; 7.1 Invasive species impacts; 7.2 Lag times; 7.3 What to do about invasive species; Summary; Suggested reading; Relevant websites 8: Climate change |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910993889203321 |
| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conservation of tropical birds [[electronic resource] /] / Navjot S. Sodhi ... [et al.]
| Conservation of tropical birds [[electronic resource] /] / Navjot S. Sodhi ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/8160913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SodhiNavjot S |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Biotic communities - Tropics Birds - Conservation - Tropics Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Tropics Global environmental change |
| ISBN |
1-283-40750-7
9786613407504 1-4443-4258-4 1-4443-4261-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Conservation of Tropical Birds; Contents; Preface; 1 The State of Tropical Bird Biodiversity; 1.1 Imperiled bird biodiversity; 1.2 Drivers of endangerment; 1.3 The enigmatic; 2 Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Tropical Birds; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theoretical premises of fragmentation; 2.3 Area effects in tropical birds; 2.4 Edge effects; 2.5 Fragment isolation and the importance of connectivity; 2.6 Temporal change in forest fragments; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 Tropical Bird Extinctions; 3.1 Extinctions over time; 3.2 Extinction debt; 3.3 Are birds the most endangered taxa?
3.4 Case studies of recent bird extinctions3.5 Drivers of extinctions; 3.6 Extinction vulnerability; 3.7 Ecosystem resonance of bird extinctions; 3.8 Extinction resistence; 4 Ecological Functions of Birds in the Tropics; 4.1 Birds as mobile links; 4.2 Seed dispersal; 4.3 Pollination; 4.4 Predation and pest control - insectivores; 4.5 Predation and pest control - raptors; 4.6 Scavenging; 4.7 Nutrient deposition; 4.8 Ecosystem engineers and other ecological actors; 4.9 Birds and humanity; 5 Fire and the Conservation of Tropical Birds; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Direct effects of fire 5.3 Indirect effects of fire and altered fire regimes5.4 Altered fire regimes in fire-dependent ecosystems; 5.5 Altered fire regimes in fire-sensitive ecosystems; 5.6 Interaction between fires and other threats to tropical birds; 5.7 Managing fire for bird conservation; 5.8 Birds and post-fire regeneration; 5.9 Conclusion; 6 Biotic Invasions and Tropical Birds; 6.1 Effects of invasive species on tropical birds; 6.2 Avian invasions; 6.3 Pathology of avian invasions; 6.4 Tropical avian invaders; 6.5 Management of avian invaders; 7 Harvesting of Tropical Birds; 7.1 The volume of bird extraction 7.2 Utilization of birds7.3 Effects of harvesting on birds; Color plates appear in between pages 166 and 167; 7.4 Sustainable harvesting; 7.5 Curtailing the bird harvesting and trade; 8 Climate Change Effects on Tropical Birds; 8.1 Future projections and models; 8.2 Where will climate change hit?; 8.3 Protected areas; 8.4 Effects of life history; 8.5 Mobility and migration; 8.6 Evolution; 8.7 Interspecific interactions and indirect effects; 8.8 Deadly synergies; 8.9 Seasonality in tropics; 8.10 Lack of knowledge; 8.11 Conclusion; 9 Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Tropics 9.1 Migration - an imperiled phenomenon9.2 The natural history of migratory birds; 9.3 Conservation problems faced by migratory birds in the tropics; 9.4 Towards a comprehensive strategy for migratory bird conservation; 10 Conservation Prospects for Tropical Birds; 10.1 Protection and triage; 10.2 Bird conservation in human-dominated landscapes; 10.3 Population augmentation; 10.4 Livelihoods and bird conservation; 10.5 Education and capacity building; 10.6 Enhancing knowledge of tropical birds; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130880603321 |
| Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Conservation of tropical birds / / Navjot S. Sodhi ... [et al.]
| Conservation of tropical birds / / Navjot S. Sodhi ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/8160913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SodhiNavjot S |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Biotic communities - Tropics Birds - Conservation - Tropics Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Tropics Global environmental change |
| ISBN |
1-283-40750-7
9786613407504 1-4443-4258-4 1-4443-4261-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Conservation of Tropical Birds; Contents; Preface; 1 The State of Tropical Bird Biodiversity; 1.1 Imperiled bird biodiversity; 1.2 Drivers of endangerment; 1.3 The enigmatic; 2 Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Tropical Birds; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theoretical premises of fragmentation; 2.3 Area effects in tropical birds; 2.4 Edge effects; 2.5 Fragment isolation and the importance of connectivity; 2.6 Temporal change in forest fragments; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 Tropical Bird Extinctions; 3.1 Extinctions over time; 3.2 Extinction debt; 3.3 Are birds the most endangered taxa?
3.4 Case studies of recent bird extinctions3.5 Drivers of extinctions; 3.6 Extinction vulnerability; 3.7 Ecosystem resonance of bird extinctions; 3.8 Extinction resistence; 4 Ecological Functions of Birds in the Tropics; 4.1 Birds as mobile links; 4.2 Seed dispersal; 4.3 Pollination; 4.4 Predation and pest control - insectivores; 4.5 Predation and pest control - raptors; 4.6 Scavenging; 4.7 Nutrient deposition; 4.8 Ecosystem engineers and other ecological actors; 4.9 Birds and humanity; 5 Fire and the Conservation of Tropical Birds; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Direct effects of fire 5.3 Indirect effects of fire and altered fire regimes5.4 Altered fire regimes in fire-dependent ecosystems; 5.5 Altered fire regimes in fire-sensitive ecosystems; 5.6 Interaction between fires and other threats to tropical birds; 5.7 Managing fire for bird conservation; 5.8 Birds and post-fire regeneration; 5.9 Conclusion; 6 Biotic Invasions and Tropical Birds; 6.1 Effects of invasive species on tropical birds; 6.2 Avian invasions; 6.3 Pathology of avian invasions; 6.4 Tropical avian invaders; 6.5 Management of avian invaders; 7 Harvesting of Tropical Birds; 7.1 The volume of bird extraction 7.2 Utilization of birds7.3 Effects of harvesting on birds; Color plates appear in between pages 166 and 167; 7.4 Sustainable harvesting; 7.5 Curtailing the bird harvesting and trade; 8 Climate Change Effects on Tropical Birds; 8.1 Future projections and models; 8.2 Where will climate change hit?; 8.3 Protected areas; 8.4 Effects of life history; 8.5 Mobility and migration; 8.6 Evolution; 8.7 Interspecific interactions and indirect effects; 8.8 Deadly synergies; 8.9 Seasonality in tropics; 8.10 Lack of knowledge; 8.11 Conclusion; 9 Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Tropics 9.1 Migration - an imperiled phenomenon9.2 The natural history of migratory birds; 9.3 Conservation problems faced by migratory birds in the tropics; 9.4 Towards a comprehensive strategy for migratory bird conservation; 10 Conservation Prospects for Tropical Birds; 10.1 Protection and triage; 10.2 Bird conservation in human-dominated landscapes; 10.3 Population augmentation; 10.4 Livelihoods and bird conservation; 10.5 Education and capacity building; 10.6 Enhancing knowledge of tropical birds; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813762903321 |
| Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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