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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... Patagonia region of the Southern Cone of South America presents what is perhaps an uncommon opportunity to study the role of top carnivores in ecosys- tems , and particularly their place in biodiversity conservation . In Patagonia , pop ...
... Patagonia report similar increases in culpeo and chilla numbers during recent years , in spite of the imple- mentation of bounty systems ( R. Cardón and A. Contreras , Direcciones de Fauna de Río Negro and Chubut , pers . comm . 2002 ) ...
... Patagonia and other areas where the role of top predators has been greatly altered . The dramatic effects that humans have had on native herbivores and on the role of carnivores in top - down control processes in Patagonia and in other ...
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PART I | 7 |
CHAPTER | 12 |
Keystones to Trophic Cascades | 15 |
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