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New Insights Into Protected Area Management and Conservation Biology / Levente Hufnagel, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservation biology.
- Nature conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pagess)
- Place of Publication:
- London : IntechOpen, 2024.
- Summary:
- New Insights into Protected Area Management and Conservation Biology provides an interesting overview of the frontiers of scientific research in this practically important and scientifically interesting applied area of ecological research. Chapters discuss national parks, wetlands, and forests from botanical, zoological, and practical viewpoints. It is a useful resource for researchers, teachers, students, and other interested readers who are looking to gain insight into the conservation of the Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems.
- Contents:
- 1. Introductory Chapter: Biodiversity Conservation Levels and Approaches in Today's Global Ecological Crisis / By Levente Hufnagel
- 2. Protecting Wetlands: Insights from the Northern Iberian Peninsula (Galicia, NW Spain) / By Javier Ferreiro da Costa and Pablo Ramil-Rego
- 3. Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Local Vegetation in Mount Korok Area, Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan / By Pasquale Tiberio Moilinga and Makuac Robert Athian
- 4. Perspective Chapter: A Perspective on the Resettlement of Maasai Communities from the Ngorongoro Landscape in Tanzania / By Franco P. Mbise
- 5. Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Macrophytes of Soft-Water Lakes of Estonia / By Helle Mäemets
- 6. Case Study: Upland Ponds Provide On-Site Mitigation for Bat Habitat along American Electric Power's 765-kV Powerline ROW in the Appalachian Mountains, USA / By Virgil Brack Jr, Dale W. Sparks and Scott Kennedy
- 7. Giants on an Island: Threats and Conservation Challenges of Elephants Due to Herbivorous Diets / By Chandima Fernando and Duminda S.B. Dissanayake.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-83768-355-7
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