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Author : Julian Oliver Caldecott,World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : CORNELL:31924086744525
Author : Frank E. Zachos,Jan Christian Habel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642209925
Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic regions exhibiting high levels of diversity. The areas covered range from genetics and taxonomy to evolutionary biology, biogeography and the social sciences. In addition to the classic hotspots in the tropics, the book also highlights various other ecosystems harbouring unique species communities including coral reefs and the Southern Ocean. The approach taken considers, but is not limited to, the original hotspot definition sensu stricto and presents a chapter introducing the 35th hotspot, the forests of East Australia. While, due to a bias in data availability, the majority of contributions on particular taxa deal with vertebrates and plants, some also deal with the less-studied invertebrates. This book will be essential reading for anyone involved with biodiversity, particularly researchers and practitioners in the fields of conservation biology, ecology and evolution.
Author : Colin J. Bibby
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UOM:39015029971796
Descreve como a grande variedade de espécies selvagens e únicas habitam uma parte muito pequena do mundo e os resultados reais da análise da distribuição de pássaros mostram padrões gerais e por regiões para descrever filiação política, altitude e habitats para cada Áreas de Pássaros Endêmicos (EBA).
Author : Nels Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UOM:39015053750959
Author : A. Alonso Aguirre,Raman Sukumar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : Jeffrey A. McNeely,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCR:31210021019391
Biological diversity: what it is a and why it is important; The values of biological diversity; How and why biological resources are threatened; Approaches to conserving biological diversity; The information required to conserve biological diversity; Establishing priorities for conserving biological diversity; The role of strategies and action plans in promoting conservation of biological diversity; How to pay for coserving biological diversity; Enlisting new partners for conservation of biological diversity.
Author : Walter V. Reid,Kenton Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D00509585T
Why is Biological Diversity Important; Where is the worlds biodiversity located; Extinction;how serios is the theart; What happening to agricultural genetic diversity;Biodiversity conservation: what are the right tools for the job.
Author : Penny F. Langhammer
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782831709925
Important Bird Areas and Important Plant Areas have already been identified in more than 170 countries. The Key Biodiversity Areas approach builds on the work done to date, in order to provide practical guidance to governments in identifying those sites which must be protected to ensure the future of both biodiversity and humanity.
Author : David L. Hawksworth,Alan T. Bull
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064449
Original studies address key aspects of the conservation and biodiversity of plants. Articles are all peer-reviewed primary research papers, contributed by leading biodiversity researchers from around the world. Collectively, these articles provide a snapshot of the major issues and activities in global plant conservation. Many of the articles can serve as excellent case studies for courses in ecology, restoration, biodiversity, and conservation.
Author : Navjot S. Sodhi,Paul R. Ehrlich
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191574252
Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included. The global biodiversity crisis is now unstoppable; what can be saved in the developing world will require an educated constituency in both the developing and developed world. Habitat loss is particularly acute in developing countries, which is of special concern because it tends to be these locations where the greatest species diversity and richest centres of endemism are to be found. Sadly, developing world conservation scientists have found it difficult to access an authoritative textbook, which is particularly ironic since it is these countries where the potential benefits of knowledge application are greatest. There is now an urgent need to educate the next generation of scientists in developing countries, so that they are in a better position to protect their natural resources.
Author : Ken Norris,Deborah J. Pain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521789494
The earth's biodiversity currently faces an extinction crisis that is unprecedented. Conservationists attempt to intervene in the extinction process either locally by protecting or restoring important species and habitats, or at national and international levels by influencing key policies and promoting debate. Reliable information is the foundation upon which these efforts are based, which places research at the heart of biodiversity conservation. The role of research in such conservation is diverse. It includes understanding why biodiversity is important, defining 'units' of biodiversity, priority-setting for species and sites, managing endangered and declining populations, understanding large-scale processes, making predictions about the future and interfacing with training, education, public awareness and policy initiatives. Using examples from a wide range of bird conservation work worldwide, researchers consider the principles underlying these issues, and illustrate how these principles have been applied to address actual conservation problems for students, practitioners and researchers in conservation biology.
Author : Roseli Pellens,Philippe Grandcolas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319224619
This book is about phylogenetic diversity as an approach to reduce biodiversity losses in this period of mass extinction. Chapters in the first section deal with questions such as the way we value phylogenetic diversity among other criteria for biodiversity conservation; the choice of measures; the loss of phylogenetic diversity with extinction; the importance of organisms that are deeply branched in the tree of life, and the role of relict species. The second section is composed by contributions exploring methodological aspects, such as how to deal with abundance, sampling effort, or conflicting trees in analysis of phylogenetic diversity. The last section is devoted to applications, showing how phylogenetic diversity can be integrated in systematic conservation planning, in EDGE and HEDGE evaluations. This wide coverage makes the book a reference for academics, policy makers and stakeholders dealing with biodiversity conservation.
Author : National Research Council,Board on Science and Technology for International Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309046831
The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
Author : World Conservation Monitoring Centre,Brian Groombridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UOM:39015041530687
Author : I.F. Spellberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994-05-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0412442809
This book, previously published in hardback, has now been republished in paperback and added to the growing number of titles in Chapman & Hall's Conservation Biology Series. Evaluation and Assessment for Conservation contains pertinent examples and case studies from around the world illustrating the issues faced by conservationists. In addition, it summarizes a very large amount of material from the scientific literature.
