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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... That Structure Them 159 When Guilds Collapse: Rules for the Disassembly of Large Carnivore Assemblages 160 Guild Redundancy and Compensation 162 Conserving Complete Large Carnivore Guilds in Fragmented Landscapes: Some Complex Contents ix.
... 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 Predation Derived from Long-Term ...
... Landscapes and Biodiversity 293 David S. Maehr, Michael A. Orlando, and John J. Cox Study Area 295 The Bear and the Weevil 297 Felid Predators and Deer 301 Wolves and Big Cypress Deer 306 The Challenge to Managers 309 Summary 313 ...
... landscapes and biodiversity, an analysis of whether hunting by humans and hunting by other large carnivorous animals are functionally redundant, and a conceptual framework for assessing whether populations of large herbivores are ...
... landscapes. Significantly, it also includes ecological interactions among the species (Huston 1994). Thus, “Biodiversity refers to the natural variety and variability among living organisms, the ecological complexes in which they ...
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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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