Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species: Biological, Social, and Economic ConsiderationsMartin G. Raphael, Randy Molina Island Press, 19 mar 2013 - 389 páginas Some ecosystem management plans established by state and federal agencies have begun to shift their focus away from single-species conservation to a broader goal of protecting a wide range of flora and fauna, including species whose numbers are scarce or about which there is little scientific understanding. To date, these efforts have proved extremely costly and complex to implement. Are there alternative approaches to protecting rare or little-known species that can be more effective and less burdensome than current efforts? Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species represents the first comprehensive scientific evaluation of approaches and management options for protecting rare or little-known terrestrial species. The book brings together leading ecologists, biologists, botanists, economists, and sociologists to classify approaches, summarize their theoretical and conceptual foundations, evaluate their efficacy, and review how each has been used. Contributors consider combinations of species and systems approaches for overall effectiveness in meeting conservation and ecosystem sustainability goals. They discuss the biological, legal, sociological, political, administrative, and economic dimensions by which conservation strategies can be gauged, in an effort to help managers determine which strategy or combination of strategies is most likely to meet their needs. Contributors also discuss practical considerations of implementing various strategies. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species gives land managers access to a diverse literature and provides them with the basic information they need to select approaches that best suit their conservation objectives and ecological context. It is an important new work for anyone involved with developing land management or conservation plans. |
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Species Rarity Definition Causes and Classification | 40 |
Definitions and Attributes of LittleKnown Species | 67 |
Special Considerations for the Science Conservation and Management of Rare or LittleKnown Species | 93 |
SpeciesLevel Strategies for Conserving Rare or LittleKnown Species | 125 |
SystemLevel Strategies for Conserving Rare or LittleKnown Species | 165 |
Effectiveness of Alternative Management Strategies in Meeting Conservation Objectives | 187 |
Social Considerations | 236 |
Economic Considerations | 273 |
Implementation Considerations | 303 |
A Process for Selection and Implementation of Conservation Approaches | 334 |
Contributors | 363 |
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abundance alternative analysis Applications approach assessment associated benefits biodiversity changes chap concept concern Conservation Biology considerations considered costs critical decision determine distribution disturbance diversity ecological economic ecosystem effective endangered environment environmental estimates et al evaluation example extinction factors focus Forest Forest Service functions genetic goals groups guild habitat historic identify implementation important increased indicator individual issues knowledge known land landscape levels limited listed little-known species locations maintaining measure meet monitoring natural needs Northwest objectives occur organisms patterns planning plant population potential prediction Press priorities protection range rank rare species rarity regional relative represent requirements reserve resource resource managers restore result risk RLK species roles scale selection social species conservation status strategies structure studies survey sustain taxa threats tion types umbrella uncertainty United University values variability wildlife
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Página 19 - Fish and wildlife habitat shall be managed to maintain viable populations of existing native and desired non-native vertebrate species in the planning area.
Página 19 - USC 1604 (g) (3) (B) , directing the development of regulations to specify guidelines for land management plans to provide for diversity of plant and animal communities based on the suitability and capability of the specific land area.
Página 19 - Endangered species are those in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range.
Referencias a este libro
Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes Joshua Millspaugh,Frank R. Thompson Vista previa restringida - 2011 |