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Author : Paulo Estefano Bobrowiec,William Douglas Carvalho,Ana Rainho,Paul W. Webala,Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832543030
Author : Christian C. Voigt,Tigga Kingston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319252209
This book focuses on central themes related to the conservation of bats. It details their response to land-use change and management practices, intensified urbanization and roost disturbance and loss. Increasing interactions between humans and bats as a result of hunting, disease relationships, occupation of human dwellings, and conflict over fruit crops are explored in depth. Finally, contributors highlight the roles that taxonomy, conservation networks and conservation psychology have to play in conserving this imperilled but vital taxon. With over 1300 species, bats are the second largest order of mammals, yet as the Anthropocene dawns, bat populations around the world are in decline. Greater understanding of the anthropogenic drivers of this decline and exploration of possible mitigation measures are urgently needed if we are to retain global bat diversity in the coming decades. This book brings together teams of international experts to provide a global review of current understanding and recommend directions for future research and mitigation.
Author : Bea Maas,Teja Tscharntke,Aiyen Tjoa,Shahabuddin Saleh,Nur Edy,Alam Anshary,M. Mahfudz,Muhammad Basir
Publisher : Göttingen University Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783863953522
Cacao agroforestry systems are common in Indonesia, but differences in local management affect biodiversity and related ecosystem services. Importantly, birds and bats alike strongly contribute to biological pest control in cacao, thereby promoting yields and sustainable farming. Our findings from many years of ecological field research, in close collaboration with Indonesian cacao farmers, are summarized and discussed in this bilingual book, written in both English and Indonesian. It is designed to communicate scientific information as well as to facilitate transdisciplinary discussions and more biodiversity-friendly management in tropical agroforestry systems. We consider this book as a tool to improve the collaboration of local communities, farmers and scientists, as well as to improve the application of scientific knowledge in agricultural practice - particularly in tropical land use areas. Bea Maas, the first author of this book, is postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna (Austria), working in the fields of biology, ecology and conservation. She conducted the research and workshops presented here in close collaboration and with support from the University of Göttingen (Germany) and the University of Tadulako (Indonesia).
Author : Lauren Moretto,Joanna L. Coleman,Christina M. Davy,M. Brock Fenton,Carmi Korine,Krista J Patriquin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031131738
The Anthropocene is the “age of human influence”, an epoch well known for its urban impact. More than half of all people already live in cities, and this proportion is expected to rise to almost 70 percent by 2050. Like other species in urban areas, bats must contend with the pressures of profound and irreversible land cover change and overcome certain unique challenges, such as the high density of roads, lights, glass, and free-ranging domestic animals. Research on urban bats in recent decades indicates that when it comes to urban life, some bats are synanthropes. In other words, although most species of bats are negatively impacted by urbanisation, many appear to not only succeed, but also thrive in cities and towns. This observation has inspired interesting questions about bats in relation to urbanisation. Which traits and behaviours equip bats for urban success? What features of urban areas increase the likelihood that bats will successfully persist there or even colonize new areas? And how does the success of urban bats affect co-habiting humans? Our book explores the interactions between bats and urban environments through case studies and reviews. Understanding how different species interact with urban environments can reveal potential opportunities to mitigate urban threats to bats and threats posed by bats to other urban organisms, including humans. With this book, we thus aspire to provide a knowledge base to help guide current and future efforts to conserve bats.
Author : Coad, L.,Fa, J.E.,Abernethy, K.,Van Vliet, N.,Santamaria, C.,Wilkie, D.,El Bizri, H.R.,Ingram, D.J.,Cawthorn, D-M.,Nasi, R.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786023870837
The meat of wild species, referred to in this report as ‘wild meat’, is an essential source of protein and a generator of income for millions of forest-living communities in tropical and subtropical regions. However, unsustainable harvest rates currently
Author : Anthony Michael Hutson,Anthony M. Hutson,Simon P. Mickleburgh,P. A. Racey
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Bats
ISBN : 2831705959
Author : Fred Singer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107115378
Integrates process and content of core areas of ecology using an engaging narrative, fascinating case studies, and stunning images throughout.
Author : Carlos Corvalán,Simon Hales,Anthony J. McMichael,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program),World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241563093
Approximately 60% of the benefits that the global ecosystem provides to support life on Earth (such as fresh water, clean air and a relatively stable climate) are being degraded or used unsustainably. In the report, scientists warn that harmful consequences of this degradation to human health are already being felt and could grow significantly worse over the next 50 years.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036647725
Author : Theodore H. Fleming,Paul A. Racey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226253312
The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth’s biological diversity. Island Bats is the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world’s island ecosystems. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earth’s history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and hurricanes, and explore the threat of extinction from human disturbance. Geographically diverse, the volume includes studies of the islands of the Caribbean, the Western Indian Ocean, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. With its wealth of information from long-term studies, Island Bats provides timely and valuable information about how this fauna has evolved and how it can be conserved.
Author : A. Alonso Aguirre,Raman Sukumar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199766987
The tropics and subtropics are home to about 75% of the global human population. Cultural, economic, and political circumstances vary enormously across this vast geography of some 170 countries and territories. The regions not only harbor the world's poorest countries but their human populations are growing disproportionally faster than in temperate zones. Some countries are developing rapidly -- Brazil, China, India, and Mexico being obvious examples, while others still remain in the poverty trap. This region contains an astonishing proportion of global biodiversity; some 90% of plant and animal species by some measures. Its contribution to human well-being is astounding. It was the birthplace for our species; and it hosts a myriad of plant and animal species which products feed us, keep us healthy, and supply us with a variety of material goods. The tropics and subtropics are also a natural laboratory where some of humanity's most important scientific discoveries have been made. Such biodiversity has enormous implications for research priorities, capacity building, and policy to address the challenges of conserving this region. Tropical Conservation: Perspectives on Local and Global Priorities drew the majority of its contributors from this growing pool of scientists and practitioners working in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. It introduces important conservation concepts and illustrates their application as the authors directly capture real world experiences in their home countries in preventing biodiversity loss and sustaining ecological health. Today, no part of the world can be viewed in isolation, and we further codify and integrate a range of approaches for addressing global threats to nature and environmental sustainability, including climate change and emerging diseases. Five sections structure the major themes.
Author : Michelle Jean Evelyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112182378
Author : Lucia Fanning,Sebastian Unger,Robin Mahon
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889769896
Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240042414
Author : Pia Katila,Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Wil de Jong,Glenn Galloway,Pablo Pacheco,Georg Winkel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108486996
A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.
