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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... ( McClanahan et al . 2001a ) . It also triggered bleaching and mortality of corals in Belize ( Aronson et al . 2002a ) , although coral mortality in the study site was minor ( McClanahan et al . 2001b ) . Consequently , we analyzed the ...
... ( McClanahan , unpubl . data ) . During calm periods this re- sults in higher temperature variation and maximum temperatures across extreme events , such as warm ENSO years , thereby causing mortality of temperature- sensitive taxa . The ...
... McClanahan , T. R. 1988. Coexistence in a sea urchin guild and its implications to coral reef diversity and degradation . Oecologia 77 : 210–218 . McClanahan , T. R. 1994. Kenyan coral reef lagoon fish : effects of fishing , substrate ...
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PART I | 7 |
CHAPTER | 12 |
Keystones to Trophic Cascades | 15 |
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