Monitoring Threatened Species And Ecological Communities

Author : Sarah Legge,Natasha Robinson,Benjamin Scheele,David Lindenmayer,Darren Southwell,Brendan Wintle
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307739

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Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities by Sarah Legge,Natasha Robinson,Benjamin Scheele,David Lindenmayer,Darren Southwell,Brendan Wintle Pdf

Monitoring is integral to all aspects of policy and management for threatened biodiversity. It is fundamental to assessing the conservation status and trends of listed species and ecological communities. Monitoring data can be used to diagnose the causes of decline, to measure management effectiveness and to report on investment. It is also a valuable public engagement tool. Yet in Australia, monitoring threatened biodiversity is not always optimally managed. Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities aims to improve the standard of monitoring for Australia's threatened biodiversity. It gathers insights from some of the most experienced managers and scientists involved with monitoring programs for threatened species and ecological communities in Australia, and evaluates current monitoring programs, establishing a baseline against which the quality of future monitoring activity can be managed. Case studies provide examples of practical pathways to improve the quality of biodiversity monitoring, and guidelines to improve future programs are proposed. This book will benefit scientists, conservation managers, policy makers and those with an interest in threatened species monitoring and management.

Author : Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486307425

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Recovering Australian Threatened Species by Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch Pdf

Australia’s nature is exceptional, wonderful and important. But much has been lost, and the ongoing existence of many species now hangs by a thread. Against a relentless tide of threats to our biodiversity, many Australians, and government and non-government agencies, have devoted themselves to the challenge of conserving and recovering plant and animal species that now need our help to survive. This dedication has been rewarded with some outstanding and inspiring successes: of extinctions averted, of populations increasing, of communities actively involved in recovery efforts. Recovering Australian Threatened Species showcases successful conservation stories and identifies approaches and implementation methods that have been most effective in recovering threatened species. These diverse accounts – dealing with threatened plants, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals – show that the conservation of threatened species is achievable: that it can be done and should be done. They collectively serve to inform, guide and inspire other conservation efforts. This is a book of hope and inspiration. It shows that with dedication, knowledge and support, we can retain and restore our marvellous natural heritage, and gift to our descendants a world that is as diverse, healthy and beautiful as that which we have inherited.

Author : Gene Likens,David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486308941

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Effective Ecological Monitoring by Gene Likens,David Lindenmayer Pdf

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems. Yet they are often done very poorly and ineffectively. This second edition of the highly acclaimed Effective Ecological Monitoring describes what makes monitoring programs successful and how to ensure that long-term monitoring studies persist. The book has been fully revised and updated but remains concise, illustrating key aspects of effective monitoring with case studies and examples. It includes new sections comparing surveillance-based and question-based monitoring, analysing environmental observation networks, and provides examples of adaptive monitoring. Based on the authors’ 80 years of collective experience in running long-term research and monitoring programs, Effective Ecological Monitoring is a valuable resource for the natural resource management, ecological and environmental science and policy communities.

Author : Ian F. Spellerberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1991-10-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521424070

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Monitoring Ecological Change by Ian F. Spellerberg Pdf

Living communities are continuously changing, both as a result of natural processes and of human activities. It is essential for us to have effective biological and ecological monitoring programs in order to detect these changes and understand the factors that influence them. In the first part of the book, the roles of local, national, and international organizations that implement monitoring programs are discussed and assessed. In the second section of the book, a wide range of examples are used to explain and evaluate methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. The final section focuses on the important applications of biological monitoring, such as pollution control, land-use management, monitoring rare species, and post-environmental impact assessment.

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga,Angela G. Evenden
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1998-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788148370

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Vegetation Monitoring by Caryl L. Elzinga,Angela G. Evenden Pdf

This annotated bibliography documents literature addressing the design and implementation of vegetation monitoring. It provides resources managers, ecologists, and scientists access to the great volume of literature addressing many aspects of vegetation monitoring: planning and objective setting, choosing vegetation attributes to measure, sampling design, sampling methods, statistical and graphical analysis, and communication of results. Over half of the 1400 references have been annotated. Keywords pertaining to the type of monitoring or method are included with each bibliographic entry. Keyword index.

Author : William Lee Gaines
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : WISC:89066981515

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Monitoring Biodiversity by William Lee Gaines Pdf

Author : Brenda McComb,Benjamin Zuckerberg,David Vesely,Christopher Jordan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420070583

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Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats by Brenda McComb,Benjamin Zuckerberg,David Vesely,Christopher Jordan Pdf

In the face of so many unprecedented changes in our environment, the pressure is on scientists to lead the way toward a more sustainable future. Written by a team of ecologists, Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner’s Guide provides a framework that natural resource managers and researchers can use to design monitoring programs that will benefit future generations by distilling the information needed to make informed decisions. In addition, this text is valuable for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses that are focused on monitoring animal populations. With the aid of more than 90 illustrations and a four-page color insert, this book offers practical guidance for the entire monitoring process, from incorporating stakeholder input and data collection, to data management, analysis, and reporting. It establishes the basis for why, what, how, where, and when monitoring should be conducted; describes how to analyze and interpret the data; explains how to budget for monitoring efforts; and discusses how to assemble reports of use in decision-making. The book takes a multi-scaled and multi-taxa approach, focusing on monitoring vertebrate populations and upland habitats, but the recommendations and suggestions presented are applicable to a variety of monitoring programs. Lastly, the book explores the future of monitoring techniques, enabling researchers to better plan for the future of wildlife populations and their habitats. Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner’s Guide furthers the goal of achieving a world in which biodiversity is allowed to evolve and flourish in the face of such uncertainties as climate change, invasive species proliferation, land use expansion, and population growth.

Author : Marco Ferretti
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781789841695

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Wildlife Population Monitoring by Marco Ferretti Pdf

Wildlife management is about finding the balance between conservation of endangered species and mitigating the impacts of overabundant wildlife on humans and the environment. This book deals with the monitoring of fauna, related diseases, and interactions with humans. It is intended to assist and support the professional worker in wildlife management.

Author : Ian F. Spellerberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1139445472

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Monitoring Ecological Change by Ian F. Spellerberg Pdf

The state of ecosystems, biological communities and species are continuously changing as a result of both natural processes and the activities of humans. In order to detect and understand these changes, effective ecological monitoring programmes are required. This book offers an introduction to the topic and provides both a rationale for monitoring and a practical guide to the techniques available. Written in a nontechnical style, the book covers the relevance and growth of ecological monitoring, the organizations and programmes involved, the science of ecological monitoring and an assessment of methods in practice, including many examples from monitoring programmes around the world. Building on the success of the first edition, this edition has been fully revised and updated with two additional chapters covering the relevance of monitoring to the reporting of the state of the environment, and the growth of community based ecological monitoring.

Author : Ben Collen,Nathalie Pettorelli,Jonathan E. M. Baillie,Sarah M. Durant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118490754

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Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation by Ben Collen,Nathalie Pettorelli,Jonathan E. M. Baillie,Sarah M. Durant Pdf

As the impacts of anthropogenic activities increase in both magnitude and extent, biodiversity is coming under increasing pressure. Scientists and policy makers are frequently hampered by a lack of information on biological systems, particularly information relating to long-term trends. Such information is crucial to developing an understanding as to how biodiversity may respond to global environmental change. Knowledge gaps make it very difficult to develop effective policies and legislation to reduce and reverse biodiversity loss. This book explores the gap between global commitments to biodiversity conservation, and local action to track biodiversity change and implement conservation action. High profile international political commitments to improve biodiversity conservation, such as the targets set by the Convention on Biological Diversity, require innovative and rapid responses from both science and policy. This multi-disciplinary perspective highlights barriers to conservation and offers novel solutions to evaluating trends in biodiversity at multiple scales.

Author : David Lindenmayer,Philip Gibbons
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643103597

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Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia by David Lindenmayer,Philip Gibbons Pdf

Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. What can be done to rectify this situation? This book tackles many aspects of the problem of biodiversity monitoring. It arose from a major workshop held at The Australian National University in February 2011, attended by leaders in the science, policy-making and management arenas of biodiversity conservation. The diversity of participants was deliberate – successful biodiversity monitoring is dependent on partnerships among people with different kinds of expertise. Chapter contributors examine what has led to successful monitoring, the key problems with biodiversity monitoring and practical solutions to those problems. By capturing critical insights into successes, failures and solutions, the authors provide high-level guidance for important initiatives such as the National Biodiversity Strategy, similar kinds of conservation initiatives in state government agencies, as well as non-government organisations that aim to improve conservation outcomes in Australia. Ultimately, the authors hope to considerably improve the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring in Australia, and to arrest the decline of biodiversity.

Author : Michelle Leishman,Claire Laws,Linda Beaumont,Nola Hancock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0992500621

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The Vulnerability of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities to Climate Change in NSW by Michelle Leishman,Claire Laws,Linda Beaumont,Nola Hancock Pdf

Final report on the vulnerability of threatened species and ecological communities to climate change in NSW

Author : Canadian Parks Council
Publisher : National Parks Directorate Parks Canada Agency
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : UIUC:30112075777109

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Principles and Guidelines for Ecological Restoration in Canada's Protected Natural Areas by Canadian Parks Council Pdf

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Environmental monitoring
ISBN : MINN:31951D03009627E

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Vegetation Monitoring by Caryl L. Elzinga Pdf

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444313109

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Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations by Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs Pdf

Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overviewof population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typicalfield biologist and land managers with a modest statisticalbackground. The text includes concrete guidelines for ecologists tofollow to design a statistically defensible monitoringprogram. User-friendly, practical guide, written in a highly readableformat. The authors provide an interdisciplinary scope to address thecurrent, widespread interest in monitoring in many environmentalfields, including pure and applied ecology, conservation biology,and wildlife management. Emphasizes the role of monitoring in adaptive management. Defines important terminology and contrasts monitoring withother data-collection activities. Covers the applicable principlesof sampling and shows how to design a monitoring project. Provides a step-by-step overview of the monitoring process,illustrated by flow charts and references. The authors also offerguidelines for analyzing and interpreting monitoring data. Illustrates the foundation of management objectives anddescribes their components, types, and development. Describes common field techniques for measuring importantattributes of animal and plant populations. Reviews different methods for recording monitoring data in thefield, managing the data, and communicating data to policymakers.