Large Carnivores and the Conservation of BiodiversityJustina Ray Island Press, 2005 - 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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... Maehr et al . 1991 ; Maehr and Cox 1995 ; Fuller and Kittredge 1996 ; Maehr 1997a ; Maehr et al . 2001b ) . We analyzed home range and habitat data based on 3628 radio locations from 41 female white - tailed deer in the Bear Island Unit ...
... ( Maehr et al . 1990b , Maehr et al . 2004 ) . Interestingly , although the white - tailed deer is con- sidered one of its most important prey ( Maehr et al . 1990a ) , only four study ani- mals died due to panther predation versus seven ...
... Maehr , D. S. 1990. The Florida panther and private lands . Conservation Biology 4 : 167–170 . Maehr , D. S. 1997a . The comparative ecology of bobcat , black bear , and Florida panther in south Florida . Bulletin of the Florida Museum ...
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PART I | 7 |
CHAPTER | 12 |
Keystones to Trophic Cascades | 15 |
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