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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... conservation objectives. In the early 1990s a conservation initiative was founded to build a network of wildlife corridors and protected areas throughout the length of the Central American isthmus. The project was originally named ...
... area requirements would meet the habitat needs of most other co-occurring species. Similar approaches have been used to pinpoint priority areas for conservation in marine environments. The identification of higher predator foraging ...
... protected area management plans, including the Northwest Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary (sharks) and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (whales). Assumptions Underlying the Use of Large Carnivores as Conservation Tools The ...
... conservation symbols to engage urban Canadians in northern boreal conservation initiatives. Meanwhile, to many individuals living in areas where wolverines persist, these animals are regarded as pests and threats to hunting and trapping ...
... area that by virtue of its size will be protected from other threats, such as overfishing (Gell and Roberts 2003) or habitat degradation (Maehr et al. 2001b), then their utility as focal species is quite likely well founded. Meeting ...
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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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