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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... Ungulates Rule the World 138 William J. McShea Extent of the Problem of High-Density Ungulate Populations 138 Ungulate Effects on Biodiversity 142 Is There Evidence That Reducing Ungulate Density Restores Biodiversity? 147 Hunters ...
... Ungulates in European Temperate Forest Ecosystems: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Control 230 Bogumila Je ̨drzejewska and Wlodzimierz Je ̨drzejewski Bialowiez•a Primeval Forest: Study Area and Methods 231 Wolf and Lynx Predation on Ungulates ...
... of Human and Carnivore Hunting 319 Conservation Recommendations: Functionality in Systems with Carnivores and Humans 337 Summary 340 CHAPTER 17 Detecting Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Regulation of Ungulates by xii Contents.
... ungulates such as bison, rhinoceros, and elephants. The cascading effects of those large predators to European biodiversity are not known. The data are absent or too spotty to conclude much for any region of the world. Nevertheless, the ...
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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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