Large Carnivores and the Conservation of BiodiversityJustina Ray, Kent H. Redford, Robert Steneck, Joel Berger Island Press, 09/04/2013 - 526 páginas Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity brings together more than thirty leading scientists and conservation practitioners to consider a key question in environmental conservation: Is the conservation of large carnivores in ecosystems that evolved with their presence equivalent to the conservation of biological diversity within those systems? Building their discussions from empirical, long-term data sets, contributors including James A. Estes, David S. Maehr, Tim McClanahan, Andrès J. Novaro, John Terborgh, and Rosie Woodroffe explore a variety of issues surrounding the link between predation and biodiversity: What is the evidence for or against the link? Is it stronger in marine systems? What are the implications for conservation strategies? Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity is the first detailed, broad-scale examination of the empirical evidence regarding the role of large carnivores in biodiversity conservation in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It contributes to a much more precise and global understanding of when, where, and whether protecting and restoring top predators will directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. Everyone concerned with ecology, biodiversity, or large carnivores will find this volume a unique and thought-provoking analysis and synthesis. |
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... Carnivores 148 Conservation Recommendations 150 Summary 152 CHAPTER 9 King of the Beasts? Evidence for Guild Redundancy among Large Mammalian Carnivores 154 Rosie Woodroffe and Joshua R. Ginsberg Large Carnivore Assemblages and the ...
... Carnivore Guilds in Fragmented Landscapes: Some Complex and Surprising Predictions 169 Conclusions and Conservation Recommendations 172 Summary 174 PART III From Largely Intact to Human-Dominated Systems: Insight on the Role of ...
... Conservation of Biodiversity 342 R. Terry Bowyer, David K. Person, and Becky M. Pierce Conceptual Models of Predator ... Carnivore Populations 386 Goals for Large Carnivore Conservation in Europe 389 How Does Conserving Carnivores ...
... Carnivore Conservation Equivalent to Biodiversity Conservation and How Can We Achieve Both? 400 Justina C. Ray, Kent H. Redford, Joel Berger, and Robert Steneck Framing the Question 401 The Link between Large Carnivorous Animals and ...
... carnivorous animals. If this utilitarian approach to large carnivore conservation is correct, then we must be able to prove the vital role played by these species. If it is not correct, then we must proceed with caution (c.f. Warren et ...
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From Largely Intact to HumanDominated Systems Insight on the Role of Predation Derived from LongTerm Studies | 177 |
Achieving Conservation and Management Goals through Focus on Large Carnivorous Animals | 289 |
References | 429 |
List of Contributors | 509 |
Index | 512 |
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