Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation / edited by Luciano M. Verdade, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Carlos I. Piña.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verdade, Luciano M. (Luciano Martins), editor.

Contributor:

Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina, editor.

Piña, Carlos I., editor.

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life sciences.

Applied ecology.

Biodiversity.

Wildlife management.

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustration

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

This book provides both the conceptual basis and technological tools that are necessary to identify and solve problems related to biodiversity governance. The authors discuss intriguing evolutionary questions, which involve the sometimes surprising adaptive capacity of certain organisms to dwell in altered and/or changing environments that apparently lost most of their structure and functionality. Space and time heterogeneities are considered in order to understand the patterns of distribution and abundance of species and the various processes that mold them. The book also discusses at which level-from genes to the landscape, including individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems-men should intervene in nature in order to prevent the loss of biodiversity.

Contents:

Redirections in Conservation Biology

Historical Ecology and the Explanation of Diversity: Amazonian Case Studies

Phylogenetic Diversity and the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

Adaptation and Evolution in Changing Environments

Biodiversity Loss and Infectious Diseases

The Conservation Value of Agricultural Landscapes

The Use of Molecular Tools in Ecological Studies of Mammalian Carnivores

The Role of Abundance Estimates in Conservation Decision-Making

Wildlife Surveys in Agricultural Landscapes: Terrestrial Medium- to Large-Sized Mammals

Point Counts Method for Bird Surveys in Agroecosystems of the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

The Use of Stable Isotopes Analyses in Wildlife Studies

Multi-taxa Surveys: Integrating Ecosystem Processes and User Demands

Who's in Conflict with whom? Human Dimensions of the Conflicts Involving Wildlife

BIOTA/FAPESP - The Biodiversity Virtual Institute: Translating Research on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Policies in a Megadiverse Country.

ISBN:

9783642547515

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