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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... Evidence of Effects 111 We Eat Large Marine Carnivores: Fisheries-Induced Declines in Predator Abundance 112 Evidence for Past and Present Top-Down Predator Effects Altering Trophic Cascades in Major Benthic Marine Ecosystems 116 Evidence ...
... Evidence for Biodiversity Impacts through Predation by Large Carnivorous Animals 403 Where the Evidence Is Less Compelling or Absent 405 Unknowns and Unknowable 409 Is Carnivore Conservation Compatible with Biodiversity Conservation ...
... evidence was strongest. review of 60 terrestrial studies, Schmitz et al. (2000) found evidence for trophic. 24 Setting the Stage.
... evidence was strongest when measured as injuries to the plants rather than as changes in biomass. They suggested attenuation could have resulted from induced antiherbivore deterrents in grazed plants, which could slow biomass loss. It ...
... to limit herbivores and thus control community structure in ways predicted by HSS? Evidence from tooth breakage patterns (Van Valkenburgh and Hertel 1993) An Ecological Context for the Role of Large Carnivores in Conserving Biodiversity 27.
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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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